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Hey there. So, I am an alcoholic. I am still drinking. I am a fairly successful professional. And havevbeen drinking for years, heavily, but not out of control, per se. Now, and for some time, it has gone beyond the bottle of wine or martinis at the end of the day. Now, I am drinking in the mornings just to be able to function because of intense anxiety.

I don't even like drinking anymore. I hate it in fact. But I need to function and without some alcohol I get so overwhelmed with anxiety I can hardly keep myself from crawling under the bed and hiding from the world.

So my dilemma is this. I simply do not have time to go out into inpatient detox/ rehab. But I read these horror stories of terrible withdrawal and seizures. Can I quit cold turkey safely on my own?

Thanks for your input.