This Is a great place. Welcome. There are many methods here that people here have used to get sober.

I am a believer in AA, as i walked into the rooms and never took a drink again.

For me it went something like this. I had long periods of maintaining and then I would have that one night of total blowout. I would swear I would quit and then by the time the sun was setting I was drinking again... over and over and over. Then I e day I actually decided I needed help. For me quitting was not possible on my own. I am fiercely independent and that’s why booze worked SO well. It solved my problems. Only thing was it was not really a solution, more like a pause.

I tried to quit a million times on my own, I failed a million times. This time I asked for help and found that there are other Recovered alcoholics that want to help. I found hope in a Room of other recovering people. They taught me how to cope with the issues in life. How to be happy and sober. It is possible.

But just like it’s impossible to lift yourself up by your bootstraps, i. couldnt do it alone, it took help from others that knew what to do.

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Many people begin their recovery with their doctor who can evaluate you and suggest treatment options but most likely will just suggest going to AA meetings and trying that first.

Most of us can't quit alone, we needed help. I got a sponsor through AA who could hold me accountable as well as guide me through the steps. You can ask for one at a meeting.

Good luck on your road to recovery. Keep us posted because the path you take, might help someone else.

God Bless

I can't give a lot of advice but your making the first steps. The most important thing is you. Ok you may have done wrong you may have lost people. But you are you. People make mistakes, that's life. You have many things that are amazing, I don't know them but from just trying and addressing an issue it shows you are an amazing person and your trying, xxx

as with others, I started out in AA...it gave me structure and a support system I needed. I could not do it alone, I was also fighting symptoms of CPTSD, and was the main focus of my drinking and using was to try and obliterate my feelings. It only made things worse. So for me...I had to go to therapy as well. I'm always going to be in recovery, we have a disease, and there is no magic pill, it's a lifelong maintenance, but we can learn to live alcohol and drug free. But I too am a strong advocate for once you get clean and sober, don't stuff your feelings, that's where AA and I had issues. But without a support, your going to have a very hard time, so just get a lay of the land in what's available to you, and use every tool you can, you can do it.

We can help. AA is a resource many alcoholics have used to become recovered and no longer "needing" a drink daily.

I know I was able to listen and build a solid foundation of praying, reading the AA literature, going to AA meetings, talking to other alcoholics, and doing unselfish actions regularly on a day to day basis.

I like daily strength because it gives me a place to vocalize the frustrations of living with alcoholism.

If it weren't for this website, I would hold all my frustrations and anger in, and it would become too pressure built to contain, and I would either become violent, destructive, or law breaking. If it weren't for daily strength I would have never been able to see who I am by writing so much, vent how difficult it is for a mentally ill and alcoholic person like me to survive financially and emotionally in America, but most importantly hear solutions from other less mentally ill and equally alcoholic people who also seek help.

I stumbled upon this site, in a time of great distress around 5 or 6 years ago, and it has been a life saver. I have been suspended, had my writings erased and deleted by the site, bashed by others who just don't want to hear what I have to say that day, but most of all again, loved greatly with tolerance and understanding from daily strength and it's community.

Finding this sort of help, and refuge from a cold, inept, and distant world far too often too inconsiderate to be invested in, was a great relief for a sick person like myself, and I really appreciate daily strength and whoever created it, it has saved my life on more than one occasion and it is a great blessing for those who struggle and need relief.

The mistakes you have made are in the past. If you have regret and know you are on the wrong path,make the decision right now that you can change it and be someone you are happy with. Alcohol will control us and have a great power over us,but only if we allow it to. It's not easy to get sober. It's not easy to say no to that drink when it's the only thing on your mind. But it is possible and achievable if you truly want a better life. It took relapse after relapse for me, but I finally told myself one day that enough was enough. I was ruining my life one drink at a time. I didn't want that life anymore. You can make the same decision. Be strong..find a light in your life and hold onto it. I'm here for support if you ever need to talk.

I’m incredicly thankful to all of you. I appreciate your feedback. Thank you so much.

AA is my recommendation for sure

I am new here as well. I don't know where to turn. I was sober for 10 days then I slipped. My family is tired of it and I don't blame them. I'm losing everything. Why is this so hard? Any advice? Help?