Originally Posted by
Dee74 
my experience was I always thought I had to deal with my underlying issues to stay sober but in fact it turned out getting sober finally helped me deal with my underlying issues.
Not trying to pressure you but you might be surprised at how many sober days you can rack up even before you start dealing with 'stuff'
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That is exactly the way I experienced it. I didn't plan it that way, in fact my original plan was to understand "why" so that I could quit, but it didn't work. So I just quit (not my usual problem solving approach), and when I quit, I eventually understood the "why" about my drinking. I also started understanding a lot of other things after I quit. Sometimes I say it was because I had a clearer head to think with, but it may be more complex than that.
To me, quitting is the first thing that needs to be done.