Originally Posted by
rws177 
I used my relapses as learning tools to push forward. "why did I drink and what can I do to not have it happen again" that worked for me in the past.
I appreciate this and since determining I have a problem, I've been approaching myself and my sobriety as sort of an experiment. I searched long and hard inside in order to frame this as my own personal problem and figure out how to first correct and then manage it. Problem statement, initial analysis, cycles of testing, steady state, continued monitoring. Some people believe in a god, some people in nothing, some in AA and some are a mix.
I'm currently thankful for the SR community and being fortunate to learn from my own and others' mistakes.
Thanks, everyone.