Some people might be *willing* to stay sober (at least for a while) in order to be compliant with something or someone (such as a judge, minister or doctor), but drinking again will still be inevitable for someone who might also have even a *desire* to stay sober and yet simply cannot live without returning to drink for the effect of the alcohol. A counselor might "hold you accountable", so to speak, while you try to prove you can live without drinking, but anyone who truly understands chronic alcoholism would never do that. Instead, he or she would be helping you understand why some of us simply cannot "Don't drink" and need something such as the Twelve Steps in order to find a "sufficient substitute" ("A.A.", page 152) for the effect of the alcohol.