Originally Posted by
melsworld Hi - im back to these forums after a pretty long time. Worse, of course. Here's my question for you guys that have long term sobriety-how do you keep your desperation?? I get low, low, low, quit drinking, do a bunch of recovery stuff...then get bored and shame/pain fades and i convince myself it wasn't that bad.
I'm clearly on a downward spiral, and have been living this pattern for over 15 years. I'm desperate to stop-today-but I just know it won't last.
How do you keep the reality of your addiction fresh enough to keep you motivated day in and day out??
I went to AA, got involved, and worked the 12 Steps to get rid of my desperation, and it has worked fine. It wasn't easy, but it worked and has been for 39 years.
Not matter how you do it, not drinking has to involve more than not drinking.