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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks for the wonderful advice. Yes, I do indeed have a close family member who was a serious alcoholic but has been sober for 35 years now. I know what his alcoholism looked like and because my use is different, I question the label. But given the family history and my current disappointment in my resolve, I think it’s time to readdress. I have had periods in my life when I’ve gone cold turkey (when I was pregnant and nursing, on prescription medication, Whole30 or another cleanse) and I’ve had no trouble quitting when I’ve felt the need. I’m questioning what’s going on right now that I’m using alcohol as a crutch. Whether my addiction is habitual or chemical or both matters to me in how I seek treatment. My father was hospitalized for weeks to detox. I don’t think that’s necessary, and while I do think that cold turkey may be the only way, that makes me very sad.[/quote]My dad quit drinking when I was 16.  He was a steady drinker.  My mom played the long-suffering wife of an alcoholic and later of a recovering alcoholic and by the time she passed away, I realized she was dependent on alcohol, too, but in a very quiet way that she kept from other people.  My kid turned out to be a trainwreck drinker who could not stop once she started - which was one of the reasons I think she was able to stop, because it was obviously so bad and she knew the family history.  If she'd been a steady, apparently social drinker it would have gone on much longer since it wouldn't have seemed out of place.  She would have ended up like my mom.  Anyway, you have to find the treatment that works for you.  Good luck![/quote]

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