Originally Posted by
tomsteve 
reads like you have it all figured out and are just trying to show everyone how much smarter you are than either all of us or alcoholism.
best of luck to ya.
I don't think that's fair to say. I'm not sure how you would infer that from anything I've said.
I'm trying to figure out coping strategies for some of the reasons that led me to the bottle in the first place.
I attribute my alcoholism, at least in part and parcel, to my inability to cope with the unpleasantries of life. How can I best cope, is the relevant issue. Does the answer lie in simple abstinence, or in the myriad of layers recovery entails? It's a fair question, I think, tomsteve.