Alcohol Addiction: Private Help or Public Help?

by SusanANSYupdated on May 5, 2024December 5, 2021

If you have an alcohol addiction, is it best to get private help or public help? Choosing the right way to get help with your alcohol addiction depends upon your true nature. If you’re naturally shy and are using alcohol as a way to ‘bring you out of your shell,’ then an in-home solution might be right up your alley.

Outgoing Nature

If you’re outgoing by nature, you’d probably find going to AA Meetings very helpful because you like mingling with others. You enjoy ‘unloading’ your problems in a group setting that promotes understanding and healing.

Either way, getting help somewhere to overcome your drinking problem is the one and only goal.

Get Help In Person Or Online

Getting help can be as easy as Googling AA meetings in my area or visiting A New Sober You. I’m biased. I’d rather do stuff online in the privacy of my own home than head on out to an AA meeting.

I did go — once.

AA wasn’t right for me because I’m shy in nature. Plus, I wanted to keep it private. I didn’t want my boss or my friends to know.

Back when I first got sober (over 20 years ago) A New Sober You wasn’t around. The idea behind “Life’s Better Sober” at A New Sober You is to hold you accountable — on a daily basis.

It’s simple. Show up sober every day and read your Life’s Better Sober eBook – relating to the specific day you’re on – in your 66-day journey.

The daily reading promotes accountability. It’s like filling in your diary; you hate it when you miss a day, right? Right. Same principle.

We’re creating a new habit for you. And you’ll look forward to reading today’s message in your Life’s Better Sober eBook that takes you on your 66-day journey to sobriety!

Why 66 Days?

Why 66 days? In the olden days, my mom was always fond of saying, “It takes a month to make or break a habit.”

It’s no longer 28 days. The new habit norm (according to a study out of London, UK) discovered 66 days is the new average for an old habit to be replaced with a new habit.

Am I An Alcoholic? Read This Post

If you wish to know if you’re an alcoholic read this post. You’ll discover the severity of your addiction, or if you’ve nothing to worry about. Once you know the truth, you can take action … instead of wasting time wondering.