I would be interested in what percentage of us had to do a lot of "research" personally before giving in to just not drinking?
I think for SOME people, harm reduction or moderation could possibly be a step towards complete abstinence. My last relapse, basically finished off that way.
But, what HUGE, COLLOSAL GAMBLE THAT WAS.
Some people get to that fork in the road and take the dangerous path.
Thank God I didn't.
Once you've crossed the line there's no going back, and only each individual can gauge that for themselves.
Every drink is a gamble. And it's russian roulette for those who have crossed the line into addiction, whether or not they acknowledge it.
I moderated for years, in my opinion at the time. Then I harm reduced.
Then I almost died a number of times so I threw in the towel on drinking (more than once)
Everyone has a different perspective maybe on how we get there.
But I think the vast majority of people who come to be researching the different methods know deep down, they have a serious problem and just need to stop.
(I was one of them. It got pointed out to me. I left this site for 3 years and drank my way straight into a hell of my own making.)