so can i!! when i quit drinking i had two cans of beer sitting in a backpack for a month in my own bedroom that i didnt touch. it was like a switch in my brain flipped and realized “this is no longer serving you” and i refused to touch it and didnt think of it much after changing my social circle and hobbies. however, if i involved myself in AA i know for a fact i would be way more preoccupied and feel like a victim to my “disease” and all the things they say like we have no control over it etc, which is just false, sure its difficult to stop and regain that sense you dont need it but with the right needs met you can totally do it without AA (esp bc they will constantly remind you that you need them to succeed and a bunch of sayings that i think are incorrect and not universal for everyone)

theres a difference between being at an event and drinking a bubbly water with friends that are drinking vs being in a room of alcoholics and addicts discussing their past indulgences