Admitting my alcoholism

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the most prominent non-12 step option is SMART Recovery, and if you're in the tri-state area, there probably are face-to-face meeting options not too far away.

another pioneer in the non-12 step movement is Jack Trimpey.  his book & organization are called "Rational Recovery"


I have serious problems with the 12-step approach.  most object to the God issue, but my qualms with it way beyond that.  I notice you already taking on their language in "admitting your alcoholism": 12-step ideology has a deep hold on American discourse on drugs including alcohol.

as a note I am not abstinent from drugs including alcohol, and don't mean to imply that I am, nor am I a member or proponent of the groups I mentioned (though I am absolutely an opponent of AA)

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non-12 step resources

http://www.smartrecovery.org/
https://rational.org/index.php?id=1
http://www.peele.net/
http://www.moderation.org/
http://lifering.org/

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The psychological withdrawal can last for a while and can be quite difficult.  I don't think AA offers a helpful perspective, personally.  In my own situation I found that I had been getting a lot of my 'nutrition' from booze so I made an effort to replace it with vegetables, seeds, and nuts.  It gave me a much needed health boost in a time where struggling with falling back into old habits was as much part of the daily routine as going to work.  Best of luck HockeyDude, feel free to PM me any time.

my best friend in college had a severe panic disorder - he was petrified of the prospect of puking in public, so he would never eat anything until he knew he wasn't going in public for the rest of the day. 

on the more party-heavy weekends,  this meant he wouldn't eat at all, and he'd often go two or three whole days without any caloric intake outside of alcohol.