Good thread! Thanks! I am experiencing right now just how powerless I am. I have been having thoughts of drinking off and on since before I left my office. I have heard others say that the first step is the only one you have to work perfectly, and this is why! Even with a handful of 24s the thoughts of a drink still can haunt me.
I need to work step 1 today and every day, lest I forget. It is one of the things I am doing differently this time around.