Exactly my thoughts, if I should add anything it would be that what worked for me after trying to get sober dozens of times during my 30 plus years of abusing alcohol. Is the fact that I had to accept the fact that I do not want to drink anymore and accept that it doesn't do anything for me and it leads to nothing but misery. Once I got the decision through that I am not going to use alcohol anymore it finally began to fall in place for me. Does it take will power to a certain extent? Yes it does. Merely leaving it to a higher power never worked for me. I had to want to be sober to really get it.