Originally Posted by
AB3 
My main question is, for the ones who've been sober long enough to tell, what are some of the things that got you over the hump?
After 35 years of drinking I am not sure I had many "tries" left in me. I treat this as my last go of it. I was thrown a life ring. I'm not going to let go.
Two things helped make this stab at sobriety last over three years. One was the recognition that my decision to quit drinking was a clear and lucid one made in a moment of God-granted sanity. I saw my drinking for what it was and where it was going.
ANY thoughts of drinking, no matter how rational it sounded, was the insanity of alcoholism and I would no more listen to that "voice" than I would listen to the ravings of a maniac.
Second, I accepted that I wasn't a normal drinker, never was one, and never would be one. Therefore, I could
never drink again. Ever. And I've accepted that.
Good luck.