What is the best way to stop drinking alcohol? I can tell you from experience that the best way is going to be both the safest way, and also the way that is most likely to produce lasting sobriety.
For most people, in most situations, that will mean a trip to a local treatment center for inpatient treatment.
I highly recommend this as a course of action in trying to stop drinking because it is far safer than doing it on your own.
Alcohol withdrawal is quite dangerous and can actually kill a person if it is not properly supervised.
Therefore, the best course of action is to ask for help in this area and put yourself under medical supervision.
Going to treatment has other benefits as well.
For one thing, you are going to be in a relatively safe environment without the constant threat of booze everywhere.
This can make a big different in the first few crucial weeks of sobriety.
Removing this temptation is critical for the newcomer.
Treatment provides a safe environment.
Another benefit to treatment is that you will become educated on how to live a new life.
Recovery is about learning how to live again.
If you want to stop drinking then you have to replace your old habits with new ones.
This involves taking real action on your part.
You have to design a new life for yourself.
Simply quitting is not enough.
Those who do not take action in recovery eventually return to drinking.
One way that you gain support when you stop drinking alcohol is through your peers in recovery.
These are other people just like yourself who are also trying to stop drinking.
These people can become your lifeline as you help each other to stay sober.
We can't do it alone and if we could then it would not be alcoholism.
We need the help and support of others in order to stop.
If you do happen to go to rehab then you will also get guidance and advice from a professional counselor or therapist.
These people can help you in your recovery efforts as well and help to guide you towards a good aftercare plan.
You have to have a plan in place for after you leave treatment so that you do not relapse right away.
Those without a solid plan are doomed to drink again.
Even having a good plan is no guarantee of success.
Basically if you want to stop drinking then you have to take real action and make a new life for yourself.
This is neither trivial nor easy.
It takes a tremendous effort in fact, but the payoff is an awesome life in recovery.
You can achieve everything you ever wanted out of life if you can find a healthy path in sobriety.
It all starts by asking for help and taking action.