welcome to the SR family!
You have found a wonderful source of support and information for yourself. Please pull out the keyboard and make yourself at home by reading and posting as much as needed.
There are some permanent (sticky) posts at the top of the forum. They contain some of our stories and loads of wisdom. This is from a sticky post:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...l-problem.html
We are here to support you!