They are jumping to all the reasons I started in the first place and convincing me that the drinking wasn't the problem, it was all the reasons that lead up to it. Meaning even if I stop drinking, which I did four days ago, nothing will get better. It's not tempting me to drink so much as it's depressing me. Anyone else experience this? What if you get sober but you still have all the problems that lead up to it? What then?
Rational Recovery has a concept that calls these kinds of thoughts Addictive Voice.
I'm fond of saying the addictive voice lies..always.
Try and not jump too far into the future. Getting sober is a leap of faith...but it's not a blind leap.
There are thousands of people here living happy and contented lives, sober.
I guarantee you - what ever problems can't be fixed by you getting sober, you'll be far and away in a better position to deal with them as a sober person.
Things have a way of working out - not always as we think they might - but they do...
you'll be OK
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