Originally Posted by
tomsteve 
"defeating your addiction requires building a substantial support network".
wouldn't being at a therapist and on this forum somewhat make the statement legit for you?
Along similar lines, doesn't "You will never get sober by simply deciding not to drink" mean exactly that? No one learning and reading and practicing RR methods and posting on forums has simply decided not to drink and gone on with life, which is what that statement means to me. It's still false as an absolute statement, since many (most?) people with drinking problems caught early on do simply decide to stop, but I think everyone on this forum and others like it have done more than simply decide not to drink, and are making use of a support network.
Just trying to understand what you mean.