I decided to try sobriety again on May 8, 2015. I've gone from having around 230 posts here on SR on that date to almost 2,200 right now as I start day 90. I posted here about near every single little bitty or big huge major craving or thought of drinking or any other issue I've had in my life since May 8. Building up this accountability to myself and others by active participation on these forums has been the cornerstone of my recovery so far. There's an amazing amount of power in the simple act of one addict helping another.
Basically I've put the same amount of time into my recovery as I put into my drinking.
Also I didn't take that first drink no matter what, and as long as I didn't take that first one I didn't have to worry about the second or third or tenth drink that would almost always follow for me.