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When I started drinking, it was love at first sight, then it was love/hate, and eventually just hate. At some point I began to experiment with being “on the wagon.” I would abstain from alcohol for a weekend, a week, or a month. One time I made it for six months all on my own power. I was attempting to not drink—no matter what. The trouble with that strategy is that I tend to drink—no matter what. At some point it became clear to me that, on my own, I would always drink again.