KarenElaine ... one reason I'm sober is because I was told to keep the focus on today. I only stop drinking today. If I'd thought "I'll never drink again", I wouldn't have gotten sober. For me life is only manageable when tackle problems in the very short term.
And, we're all alcoholics and what alcoholics do is drink/take drugs. We have a daily reprieve. "I'm sober today" is all any of us have.