Miss Perfumado said:
For me, the key is total and unrelenting acceptance that there is too much to lose from ever having a drink again.
That's what worked for me. I'm coming up on two years soon here, and it was my first real attempt to quit. I fully accepted that I'd never drink normally ever again, and that the consequences of trying would most likely be the loss of everything I hold dear. I still had lots to lose when I stopped, but I had lost enough that I knew how devastating those losses were. I had zero desire to drink again when I really thought hard about losing my family, job, home, or possibly my life. I had already lost several friends, a bunch of money, and almost all of my self-respect.
I surrendered completely and admitted I was powerless over alcohol. I can truly say I have not really wanted to drink since my day one.