Why not say I'm quitting for life. I'm done. I couldn't go through another relapse or slip or whatever it's called. It was consuming again with the same consequences, maybe worse as I had no tolerance.
If I hade diabetes I would have to take insulin or whatever for the rest of my life. I would just have to do it and accept the new life.
why not the same with alcohol. It's causing problems. It always has so logically it always will. Why not stop taking it for life.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure if a need for insulin is equivalent to ending a drinking problem, but you do mention "slips." I have nearly 90 days. After I detoxed I was so very ill I said "never again" and absolutely meant it. I was very sick for months. And yet I slipped 4 times which taught me that it can possibly happen again. It's a terrifying thought, but it's confounding how we can rationalize doing something harmful even while still feeling the effects of past harms. I suppose I don't feel the level of confidence and resolve that you posses.
Good luck