Originally Posted by
fightinthadevil 
I have been stubbornly thinking I don't need any support to help stay sober but doing this alone is hell.
2 of the first 3 words of the First Step are "We".
"We", "Our" and similar references are repeated throughout The Steps.
The implication is that it cannot be done alone. However I find recovery it is highly unlikely that I will achieve it alone.
One of the main weapons of the disease is isolation. The last thing the disease wants is for me to talk about what I am experiencing, to compare notes with the similarly affected. In my experience this is the single largest clout against the disease. When I come out of my own head and hear your story or hear my own words coming out the insanity becomes apparent, the solutions become clearer.