Pre-launch · Pilot cohort opening 2026

How to drink less without AA, rehab, or admitting you're an alcoholic.

Realm Peers is a peer community for adults who already know they drink too much. We work the Sinclair Method together — naltrexone with your own doctor, accountability with us — on Discord and Minecraft. Not 12-step. Not rehab. Not a therapy practice.

Founding member rate: $99/month, locked for life. First 50 spots only.

Is this you?

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

• You drink Thursday through Sunday and pretend Monday is a reset.
• You told yourself one beer with dinner. It was four. You drove home anyway.
• You remember Friday. You don't remember Saturday.
• Dry January worked. Then February happened. Then March.
• You've lurked r/stopdrinking for a year. You haven't posted.
• You hold a job, pay your taxes, lift heavy. You also wake up at 3am with hangxiety and tell yourself you'll cut back tomorrow.
• 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.

Why nothing has worked yet

You've already considered the three options the internet keeps shouting at you. Here's why none of them fit, and we're going to be honest about it.

You don't need to hit rock bottom to stop digging.

What we actually do

Three things, working together. None of them work as well alone.

1. A medication that works

Naltrexone — the Sinclair Method. You take a pill one hour before you drink. Over weeks, your brain stops getting the same reward from alcohol. Independent research finds roughly 60–70% of people see meaningful reduction. It's been around since the 1990s. It's generic. Most US doctors haven't mentioned it because nobody trained them on it.

We don't prescribe. We hand you a one-page handout you give your own primary care doctor. They decide. We never touch the prescription, never see your medical records, never bill your insurance.

2. A community that doesn't feel like rehab

Daily presence on Discord. Weekly group sessions in Minecraft — yes, really — because that's where our age range already is online, and because doing something cooperative with your hands beats sitting in a circle talking about your feelings. A peer who texts you back at 9pm on a Saturday when the cravings hit. A small community where the people in it have actually been where you are.

No folding chairs. No checking in your "sobriety chip." No higher power. No one will ever ask you to introduce yourself as an alcoholic.

3. You stay in charge of the goal

Moderation. Periods off. Full stop. Drink-on-special-occasions. You decide. We don't move the goalposts. We don't push the "alcoholic" label. We don't make you commit to something today that you'll fail at on Friday.

How it works

1. Take the screening. Five minutes, on the next page. Honest answers. A few "yes"-es mean we point you somewhere safer than us — and we mean that.
2. We talk on Discord. A short voice call, founder to applicant. No phone numbers, no video required. We figure out together if this fits.
3. You get the doctor handout. A printable one-pager explaining naltrexone and the Sinclair Method, written for your primary care doctor with the clinical references they'll want. If you don't have a PCP, we list four US telehealth services that will write the prescription.
4. Your doctor decides. They prescribe, or they don't. That conversation is between the two of you. We're not in the room.
5. You're in. Discord opens. You meet the others. You take the pill an hour before you drink. The cycle starts breaking. Target launch: July 2026.

What it costs

One subscription. Cancel anytime. Your medication and your doctor are paid separately, directly to them.

What's not included: your medication and your doctor's visit fee. Naltrexone is generic — typically $20–60/month with most US insurance, sometimes free, occasionally up to $80 if you pay cash. A telehealth visit to get the prescription is typically $0–150 if you're uninsured. We never touch medical billing, never bill your insurance, and have zero referral or commission relationship with any doctor or telehealth service. HSA/FSA may apply with a Letter of Medical Necessity from your doctor.

I hid my drinking. Then I hid my cure.

That's the line that keeps showing up in the comments under every Sinclair Method video on YouTube. People who fixed it on their own, quietly, and never told anyone. You don't have to do it alone — but you also don't have to make a big public thing out of it. Realm Peers is private. Username-only. No real name required.

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 — the 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 are a peer community. We don't diagnose, prescribe, or bill insurance. You manage your medical care with your own doctor. The legal scope matters — read it on our resources page if you want the full version.

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 brain's reward response fades over weeks. Some people 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, and we don't sort people into camps.

What does naltrexone actually cost?

Generic, typically $20–60 per month with most US insurance, sometimes free with GoodRx coupons, occasionally up to $80 if you're paying cash. The doctor visit to get it prescribed is $0–150 depending on your insurance and whether you use your own PCP or a telehealth service.

Do I need insurance?

No. Plenty of US telehealth services will write the prescription cash-pay. We list four of them on our resources page. 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?

Three to five hours a week, typical. One weekly voice session (~60–90 min), one or two Minecraft co-op sessions if you want them, and whatever you choose to read or post in the Discord between. You can do less and still benefit. You can do more and benefit faster.

When does it open?

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

Why Minecraft?

Three reasons. One: it's where our demographic already is — the average Minecraft player is a working adult in their late 20s, not a 12-year-old. Two: it's cooperative, low-stimulation, hands-busy — the opposite of doomscrolling on a Friday night. Three: counter-programming the bar. The 9pm Friday session is the moment most attempts fall apart. We give you somewhere else to be.

Who runs it?

Vladimir, the founder. One person, real name, real face on the call. Not a clinical team. Not a corporation. The peer-led part is literal.

What if I want to cancel?

Cancel anytime, no questions, no exit interview. Your founding rate is locked while you're subscribed; if you cancel and come back later, you come back at the standard rate. No partial refunds for partial months. Refund policy in full at the bottom.

If you're still reading, you already decided.

The screening is five minutes. We answer applications inside 24 hours. The pilot is small on purpose — first 50 founding spots, then we close the door at the $99 rate forever.