New here. I am sober almost two weeks now. It's been a struggle so far, but I am slowly getting away from what I became due to addiction.
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Welcome brother
Thank you.
It’s a good day to be sober
That it is.
Congratulations, I pray that your journey is filled with new awakenings and you become the real person that you are before addiction came along. I'm proud of you
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Thank you.
I would highly recommend getting to meetings, and as many of them as you can. Get a sponsor, and go through the steps. It's the only thing that I have ever done that has removed the obsession to drink and drug.
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Not sure AA would be effective for me.
I hope you find your way into a step program. Working the steps talking to a sponsor then helping other addicts is the only thing that keeps my mind from wandering and stressing, then needing a drink or substance. I am free of that because of a 12 step program, knowing creator is working through me.
We all think that we are terminally unique... AA has only worked for millions of people worldwide, but you are somehow the exception. I couldn't fathom a life without drinking when I first came to AA, completely broken and wanting to die. Go to meetings, and don't compare yourself to other people, rather relate and identify to the stories that we share. I was not convinced that I was an alcoholic when I first tried getting sober because I didn't drink every day. I was convinced that because I wasn't "addicted to alcohol", that I wasn't an alcoholic. The fact is that once I start drinking, I can't stop. I could never stay stopped, and something would ALWAYS happen that would cause me to go right back to drinking. It was my solution to everything, celebrating, mourning, commiserating, "earning it after a hard day", etc etc etc. I gave myself every reason in the world to drink. I found out the hard way that it is a progressive, fatal illness. I had to learn that alcoholism was a 2 part disease, the physical cravings once I started drinking coupled with a mental obsession where I was thinking about drinking all of the time. People who aren't alcoholics don't think about quitting drinking, and they never think that they have a problem because they can take it or leave it. If you are here, it is for a reason. If you aren't convinced that you are an alcoholic, then go out and try to do some controlled drinking. Have one or 2 and then stop. That's directly from the book Alcoholics Anonymous written in the 1930's. The great obsession of every abnormal drinker is that someday, somehow, some way we will control and enjoy our drinking. Those 2 words do not go together for an alcoholic like me. If I'm controlling my drinking, I'm miserable. If I'm enjoying my drinking, I am drinking to oblivion. Praying for you Fox, as I do for all of those who are still sick and suffering. 
