Many people have a problem with alcohol and have come to the point where they know that they should quit drinking, but they just can’t do it no matter how hard they try. I think the problem lies in the belief that they can’t survive without alcohol, that they need it to function in their day to day lives. These beliefs are false, brought about by years and years of reinforcing their habit. Habits can be broken, you just have to be willing to change and to alter your belief system. I tried to quit drinking several times, but I just couldn’t do it until I changed my belief system

I discovered that part of my problem was that I was always blaming someone or something else for my addiction. I would never take responsibility and accept that my alcoholism was my problem and only I could do something it.

I think that is why people fail when they try Alcoholics Anonymous, because they want something else to make it easy for them, they don’t realize that they have the inner strength to quit drinking on their own.

If you are an alcoholic, stop pointing the finger at other people and instead accept that you are the one responsible for your condition and only you can do something about it. Start believing in yourself and accept that quitting drinking is not only possible but you are going to do it.

It is likely that you will need medication from your doctor to get you through withdrawal and you should be able to get some counseling too . Once you’ve quit try  SMART, you’ll be able to find help from people on their forum.

The most important thing is to realize that you have the inner strength to beat your addiction, If you can believe that then you will be able to quit drinking for good.