Pre-launch · Pilot cohort opening 2026

You're not an alcoholic. You also drink in ways that scare you. So did we.

The Sinclair Method, with a doctor who knows the difference. A private community of others who recognized the time-delayed bomb they were sleeping on.

Founding rate: $99/month, locked for life. First 50 spots only. Five-minute screening, then a voice call with the founder.

Is this you?

A few of these will land. If three or more do, you're not lost. You're our pilot.

• One beer wants seven. By seven, you're chugging.
• You hate yourself when you're drunk. Some part of you also likes it.
• Her friends met you drunk. They look at her differently now. You can feel it.
• There's a room you walked into last year that went quiet when you arrived. You don't remember why.
• You crossed a street drunk once. The car missed you by a couple feet.
• You picked a fight at a bar with someone bigger than you. He chose not to ruin your life. He didn't have to.
• You drove home once when you really shouldn't have. The math could have gone the other way.
• You spent a night with someone you barely knew. You spent the next two weeks waiting for a call that never came.
• You woke up somewhere you couldn't immediately identify, with an injury you couldn't explain.
• You're not an alcoholic. You drink too much. You know there's a difference.
• You don't want to be 35 and still doing this.

Here's what most won't tell you: you don't have to stop drinking. The problem isn't drinking. The problem is that one beer wants seven. We break the loop, not the drink. You stay at the bar with your friends. You just stay yourself.

Why nothing has worked yet

All four were built for alcoholism. That isn't your problem. None of them were built for what's actually happening to you — and most expect you to leave your house, drive somewhere, and sit in a room you don't want to be in. We tried all of that. The chair was uncomfortable, the room was depressing, and the label still didn't fit.

What we actually do

None of us got out via AA, rehab, or therapy. We're not addicts. The label is painful — and the people who use it on us aren't wrong about what we did. They're wrong about who we are.

We all fight our own demons. Yours has a name. We built Realm Peers around the two things that worked for us: doctors who knew the difference between a man with a problem and an alcoholic, and others fighting the same fight in their own lives.

The doctor part: we help you find one who won't reach for the alcoholic umbrella the second you walk in. Your own PCP if they're that doctor. A telehealth one who is, if they're not. We hand you the one-pager and the shortlist.

The community part: the Realm. A Minecraft world a few of us put together because we needed somewhere to be on a Tuesday that wasn't a bar. A few hours a week with people who get it without making you explain. The Realm is where you set it down for a while. What you build here stays: an imprint of your journey, for future generations of peers to see.

You're not alone. You're not what they call you. We trust you and welcome you to RealmPeers.

— Vladimir

It's not alcoholism without withdrawals. You know that. But willpower hasn't worked, and it won't. Monday you mean it. Friday you forget. Sunday you swear off again. The Sinclair Method reaches where willpower can't.

Naltrexone has been generic since 1998. Prescribed in primary care for thirty years. It's an opioid blocker, not an opioid: you can't get high on it, you can't get hooked on it, nobody has ever ended up on Skid Row because of naltrexone. Most doctors haven't mentioned it because nobody trained them on it. Not because there's a catch.

What you get at $99/month founding

Everything Realm Peers ships at launch. Cancel anytime. No contract.

• The doctor one-pager. A printable, clinically-formatted brief you hand to your own PCP or a telehealth doctor. Explains the Sinclair Method, dosing per package insert, the citations doctors want to see. Anchor value: $300, what a private TSM-aware telehealth consult runs.
• The shortlist. US telehealth doctors who know what naltrexone is and won't reach for the alcoholic umbrella when you walk in. Sorted by state.
• A 60–90 minute onboarding call with Vladimir. Voice on Discord. You ask anything. We figure out together what your first 90 days look like. First 50 members only.
• Lifetime $99/month rate lock. First 50 only. After that the rate is $149/month and going up.
• Friday and Saturday evening sessions in the Realm. Scheduled at the exact hours most attempts fall apart.
• Always-on peer voice rooms in Discord. Not a hotline. Not staffed. People happen to be in there most nights.
• Plaques in the Realm for the days you stopped chasing. 30, 90, 365. You put them up. They stay. The men who arrive after you walk past them.
• The Crisis Routing Card. Where to call when we're not the right call. We don't handle crisis. We route.
• The Partner Brief. A short PDF you hand your girlfriend or wife. Tells her what we're doing, what to ask, what helps and what doesn't. We never have to talk to her.
• Monthly guest AMA. A Sinclair Method doctor, a researcher, or a member further down the road. Recorded. Yours to keep.

What it costs

Your medication and your doctor's visit are paid directly to them. Naltrexone runs $20–60/month with most US insurance. A telehealth visit runs $0–150 if you're uninsured. We never touch medical billing. Zero referral or commission relationship with any doctor or telehealth service. HSA/FSA may apply with a Letter of Medical Necessity.

You're afraid this time might be the last. You've already burned bridges, lost people, risked everything. You've woken up in a cold sweat wondering how you're still alive. You don't have to gamble your life every time you drink.

How it works

1. Take the screening. Five minutes, on the next page. Honest answers. A few "yes"-es and we point you somewhere safer than us. We mean that.
2. We talk on Discord. A voice call, founder to you. No phone numbers. No video. We figure out together if this fits.
3. You get the one-pager and the shortlist. Take them to your own PCP, or a telehealth doctor from our list. We're not in the room when they decide.
4. Your doctor decides. They prescribe, or they don't. If they don't, the Prescription Guarantee kicks in.
5. You're in. Discord opens. You meet the others. You walk into the Realm. The chase starts unhooking. Target: July 2026.

This is not for you if

We'd rather refuse you in five minutes than let you sit in a community that won't help. Each line below links to a better starting point.

• You can't go 24 hours without a drink without shaking, sweating, or hallucinating. That's physical withdrawal. It can be fatal. You need medical detox first. Call SAMHSA (1-800-662-4357) or go to an ER. More on this →
• You're having thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Please call or text 988 first. Come back if anything changes.
• You're under 22. Naltrexone in adolescents needs different oversight than we can offer in a peer community. Wait, or see a specialist.
• You're sent here by a court, employer, or licensing board. We can't sign forms, write reports, or provide compliance evidence. AA and SMART are court-friendly.
• You take opioids, including prescription painkillers like Vicodin, Percocet, Tramadol, or Suboxone. Naltrexone blocks them. Mixing the two can put you in withdrawal or block pain medication when you need it. Talk to your doctor first.
• You have serious liver disease or active hepatitis. Naltrexone is processed by the liver. That conversation is different and your doctor needs to lead it.
• You're pregnant or trying to be. Not yet. The data isn't there.
• You want one-on-one therapy as your main thing. We're a peer community, not a therapy practice. Here are good directories for that.

Questions you probably have

Is this medical treatment?

No. We're a community. We don't diagnose, prescribe, or bill insurance. Your doctor handles the medical side. Legal scope in full on the resources page.

Do I have to stop drinking?

No. The Sinclair Method works while you drink. That's literally the mechanism. You take the pill, you have your beer, the reward response fades over weeks. Some end up at zero. Some end up at three drinks on a Friday and nothing else all week. You pick the goal.

What if I want to stop fully?

You can. We support that. The community has both moderation-goal and full-stop members. We don't sort people into camps.

How long until it works?

Naltrexone changes the craving response meaningfully over 3–4 months of consistent use. Not days. The first 90 days are the window. We tell you that on day one because the men who break out are usually the ones who came in expecting it to be days.

How is this different from Ria, Oar, Monument?

Telehealth-only programs run $250–400/month for the prescription side alone. No community. No place to be on a Tuesday that isn't a bar. We're a peer community first, with the doctor pathway as the unlock, not the product.

What does naltrexone actually cost?

Generic, typically $20–60/month with most US insurance, sometimes free with GoodRx, up to $80 if you pay cash. The doctor visit to get it prescribed runs $0–150 depending on your insurance and whether you use your own PCP or a telehealth doctor.

Do I need insurance?

No. Plenty of US telehealth doctors will write the prescription cash-pay. If you have HSA/FSA, your doctor can write you a Letter of Medical Necessity that often makes the Realm Peers subscription reimbursable too. Ask us.

What's the time commitment?

Whatever you want it to be. Most members put in three to five hours a week: a weekly group session, a couple of evenings in the Realm, and however much Discord they want between. You can do less and still get most of it. You can do more and get there faster.

When does it open?

Target: July 2026. The pilot cohort is 8–12 people. Apply now to be considered.

Why Minecraft?

Three reasons. It's cooperative, hands-busy, low-stimulation — the opposite of doomscrolling at a bar on a Friday night. It counter-programs the 9pm window where most attempts die. And the version we run is built for adults: slow, quiet, mostly working men in their late 20s and early 30s.

How private is this?

Username only. We never ask for your real name. Your Discord and Minecraft handles can be invented on the day you apply. We don't publish member lists. We don't run testimonials with member faces. We don't share with any third party. The only places your real identity ever lives: your bank statement (line item reads "RealmPeers", nothing alcohol-flagged) and your conversation with your own doctor, which we are not part of.

Who runs it?

Vladimir, the founder. Voice-only on the onboarding call. Not a clinical team. Not a corporation. "I'm not a doctor. I'm not a therapist. I'm the guy who built the room and keeps the lights on."

If you're still reading, you already know.

The screening is five minutes. We answer inside 24 hours. The first 50 founding spots will go, and then the door closes at $99 forever.