Well said DayTrader. I remember feeling like I was treading water in those early days;barely staying afloat and afraid of going under at any moment. Encouragement in the from of "keep comin' back!" "it get's better" etc...was not going to get me sober. I needed to find a real, tangible solution. Until I was shown that solution in the steps-and learned to swim-there was no hope that I was going to stay stopped. Swimming is so much better than treading water.