Originally Posted by
soberjim 
I post this today, because I hope others in the early part of the struggle will read this and know the importance of acceptance. It is critical.
Absolutely! The only reason I managed to get sober in the end was that I stopped fighting. There will always be so nagging doubts and those thoughts which minimise my drinking problem. It's insane. But debating the alcoholic question doesn't solve any problems. Contact with other alcoholics really helps. Being able to identify with people and not being able to dismiss what is glaringly obvious really helps with that whole acceptance thing. I'm not sure I would ever have got to that point without SR. Glad you've got there too Jim x