Andy, I like your essay. I’m really inspired to stop drinking by your experience. I’ve been wanting, but not really trying, to quit for awhile. Everyone who knows of my problem tells me I must go to therapy(don’t care for it), rehab, (I have a great job I’d probably lose), or AA(I just don’t believe in that for me) since I started drinking more and more heavily over the past )3 years or so, I’ve gained around 100#. I don’t over eat, it’s just the booze. I almost always feel like crap being hungover, your article gives me hope I’m not delusional in thinking that I can and should be able do it the same way, on my own. Thank you for writing.