welcome, convinced.
what i read seems to be what i was given- the gift of desperation.
thats when i started AA. i went to meetings, read the big book, prayed like crazy( and very greatful to have learned that is was the God of MY understanding i could pray to), went to meetings, got a sponsor to guide me through the steps,prayed like crazy, went to meetings, started doing what the big book suggested.............
repeat.
over time,ever single promise in the big book that said would happen if i followed a few simple suggestions happened for me and in my life.
i will say it wasnt overnight- i had what the big book calls the mental obsession- an extremely strong compulsion to drink- for quite some time. years of using alcohol as a solution for everything, it was rather engrained in me and going to take time to learn new ways to live life on lifes terms.
it was well worth the fight.