Originally Posted by ScottFromWI

Reminding yourself how bad it gets only goes so far, because as you notice the "Bad" part tends to wear off. I believe you do need to remember the bad, but more importatly work on a solid plan to live a good life without alcohol. For some that involves very structured sobriety plans like AA or NA where you attend meetings daily, work steps and have a sponsor. For others it involves counseling/rehab. Some use SR on a daily basis to remind themselves not only why they are here, but to learn how to cope with life and live without drinking.

Belonging to a recovery community ( in person or online ) means you'll always be around newcomers...so you will see daily where you were when you started out. It will be a constant reminder of where you could end up if you aren't vigilant. Recovery communties also have lots of collective knowledge on how to deal with life in general.

And the other important ( maybe the most ) part of sobriety is the initial, and unconditional acceptance of our addiction. We must fully understand that picking up even one drink is never an option, and never will be an option.