Tay, you're so right: if we're going to be struggling, we may as well be struggling with sobriety. Funny how my first thought when I see people struggling and when I feel myself struggling is that a drink would help, when, of course, it wouldn't help in any long term sense!
And you're also right about what it feels like to wake up in the morning. Even though the first thing I think is, "Wow, I'd really like a drink," the second thing I think is, "Wow, I remember what happened last night and my head doesn't feel 100 lbs!" So, it's not all bad, of course; I was just being negative. That's something I'm working on: trying to keep positive even when it's hard, which it is and is gonna be.
Thanks for posting.