Really good one...
I think that not enough is said about the simple reality and process of getting through the physical symptoms of detox...though true grit, whiteknuckles, hospitalized, rehabbed, chained to a bed...however necessary in your individual case to get to the other side of those 3/4 days, 7 days, etc... until enough poison has left your system and you are able to sense the POSSIBILITY of physically surviving without alcohol in your system, until enough clarity has entered your thinking in order to make any sense of whether you are ready emotionally and spiritually to take the steps in order to stop for good, until you realize that going through that detox is a matter of life or death.
Strength and Courage to you.