Eddiebuckle

Dave, I remember what it was like. Exhausted, sweat soaked, and in despair. I simply gave up trying to pretend I could solve this, and accepted all the suggestions that were offered. I went to rehab and did what they said, much of it reluctantly, but I did it nonetheless. Six weeks later, I came home and realized not much had changed - booze was still out there, and I was still in here. I went to meetings daily, worked with a therapist and a sponsor - my sobriety became the most important thing in my life.

The funny thing is - so long as I kept looking for a solution "out there" I never had to examine the possibility that the problem was my thinking, me... in here.

You are not different, you are not unique, you just haven't gotten there yet. You can do this.