Originally Posted by
enfinthechange 
Has anyone actually made it to sober after so many false starts, or have I doomed it to failure???
I feel no hope... Finally the change has not happened.... I have failed.
Yes and I have been sober for over 2 years now. Not easy but I was finally ready to get off the merry-go-round. Which is exactly what it is. To me false starts are trying to find our footings and our mojo. I had good intentions, just couldn't execute due to I didn't know how to stop or I didn't really want to stop. I would try over and over again and for me I just wasn't quite there yet. But just because I wasn't at the time doesn't mean I wouldn't get there. I did.
You have not failed. And as long as you are posting and reaching out and trying, that is not failing.
Please don't lose hope, you can do this, you really can. If I can, so can you.