ones that are temporary or what? All I know is AA was the only place that worked for me. I mean for long term sobriety.

Your talking about rehab not a solution to daily living the rest of your life without alcohol, as far as I know AA is the only deal in town for long term sobriety unless you have a strong belief in god and your church does it for you, since it is a spiritual,physical, and mental disease. Outpatient treatment may keep you sober for as long as the treatment is, but what about after that?

Temporary! i mean i drink about 3 to 4 times a week. I went to the google and searched for "how to stop drinking alcohol" and there was a chart there to trak how many alcoholic beverages i drank in three weeks and i drink and average of 25 beers a week. Is that beein an alcoholic? been doing that for 10 years

Most treatment programs and especially out patient will tell you that attendence at AA is part of the program. The premise being that the more time you are around recovering people the less time you are with your old friends. Good luck in finding something other than that.

I agree with Mike. Rehab is a powerful tool to start you off. I certainly benefited from the group therapy and the safety net. But that is only short lived, and when rehab finishes, you still have to deal with the real world. I wouldn't be here today without AA.

That is your decision. if you don't like what it is doing to you then it's time to make up your mind.

Lverde1,
Are you being honest with yourself? Are you sure it's only 25 a week? If a problem is serious enough to bother you, then it's worth taking action. Your choice.

Only you can answer if y ou are an alcoholic or not, it's not for anyone else to say, but if you are looking for help it is a good chance you are.

Other than the quantity of alcohol you are drinking, is there anything else going on in your life causing you to question this?

I just want to stop already cuz i been doing this since i was 17 years old now 30 and really havent acomplished anything in my life. I know that i am capable of doing more than my current lifestyle. I am an alcoholic but dont want to go to AA yet. How about counsuling or how does outpatien treatments work? is it free? where can i find one? i am pretty sure that this will only help at the beggining but later on there will be meetings! i hope so. any of you guys now any films about people that strugle with alcoholis?

All of us really know is what it took for us to stay sober, I took alcoholism as far as I could go, the next step for me was death, so AA was my best choice is all I am saying, if you find something else that works for you, great. Alcoholism is a powerful enemy.

It's not really how much or how often you drink, it more how you drink when you drink and how it's affecting you and your life. if you've been doing it for so long maybe you are an alcoholic. buy a big book and read that, it is helpful. you can call human or social services and ask about outpatient treatment, or ask a doctor or hospital about it. Outpatient can give you a foundation to work from. they'll teach you about it and help you decide what you really need. they usually recommend aa meetings too. You can go to an aa meeting and ask any of these questions and I"m sure they'll help you figure it out.

best wishes and hugs

Films... My Name is Bill W., Clean and Sober, When A Man Loves a Woman, 28 Days, leaving Las vegas, Days of Wine and Roses lots more

I've always considered AA to BE an outpatient program.