Originally Posted by
LBrain 
wow ramius, I just read your story...
are you sure you are ready to defect this time?
I agree, there is a difference between wanting to and needing to. Sometimes the difference is so little it is just a matter of convincing yourself. When I quit, I really needed to quit. But it wasn't the need to quit that motivated me. It was the wanting to quit that sealed the deal.
You are gonna 'hear' this a lot here: The only thing that works is wanting to stay sober more than you want to drink. And that is an elementary fact. Quitting is easy. I know a number of people who have quit at least 20 times already. The trick is staying quit. I hope you are prepared to stick this out. It's the best thing you can do for yourself.
I think most people would agree that its caused me enough trouble already.
I'm not here to quit for a few days, believe me. Nobody has ever been forced to drink. Tempted, prompted, prodded, encouraged, ... sure. But never forced. It is either an easy choice to drink, or sometimes, it can be a hard choice to not drink. But it is a choice either way, and we all make it each day. Better or worse.