ive been trying to go sober for the past month , but i keep failing horribly despite how much i want it . i feel the effects of it all on my body . please tell me it gets better
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It gets better.... WAY better. What you're experiencing is normal. . It's your body detoxing from the alcohol.
When you say you keep failing do you mean you keep returning to the use of alcohol?
In my case I found that I kept returning to alcohol use even when I didn’t want to drink. It was similar to Dr.Jeckle and Mr. Hyde experience for me.
I had already had 2 hospitalizations due to alcohol. The last time I drank I was on the cusp of going to the hospital for the third time. I was sick to the point of being bed ridden for several days. On the day things changed for me I talked to The Creator. Not the god of the Bible, or the god of the Koran, or the god of any other religion. I had a candid discussion with whatever it was that put me here. I already knew I was dying but I just didn’t want my life to be a waste. I wanted to at least do some some good in the life of another person. …I guess to kind of make amends for how much of this life I had wasted.
During this conversation I was led to research sobriety and how to stop and stay stopped from drinking. I came across this app and someone here recommended I “go to a meeting” to find a sponsor. That led me to AA and 3 weeks later I asked someone to be my sponsor.
In my case my situation didn’t get better. I figured I was going to die that way so I just didn’t everything I thought I could to not drink. I didn’t try to resist the desire to drink anymore because I was tired of always failing. After that discussion with The Creator and trying to obey everything I was told the desire to drink had left and hasn’t returned. It’s been 10 months now and so far I haven’t drank nor have I felt like drinking. I utterly detest it now. 
…the sight and smell of alcohol.
I don’t think my situation got better. I think I’ve gotten better. Going to meetings and being as honest and forthcoming as I can has really helped me grow.
Yes, it gets better.
Hi beautiful! It feels so hard right now and that’s not lost on me, but there’s beauty in that. You will look back on these moments and remember how much you wanted better and everything you’ve become since now. This is just the beginning gorgeous. You are so capable and so powerful. It will get easier my love. Text me whenever you need encouragement or just someone to listen!!! I promise it does get better, We got this <3