Originally Posted by ciowa

As others have noted, for everyone I know who has an alcohol use disorder (alcoholic, addict, whatever) the drinking only gets worse over time.

You can take a break for a month or a couple of years but when you start back up, you will soon be back at that point where you left off. It might not be right away but eventually you will be back at that awful point and if you keep it up you will go far beyond where you thought you would ever go.

You can change drinks, brands, physical activity, sleep patterns, place and people you drink with etc but it won't matter much in the end. it will get worse.