Good morning. I've been in and out of AA for a year now. I was able to put six months together before falling off the wagon a few months ago. Since then I've only been able to put a week together at most and then back to the drink. 2 weeks ago I decided that whatever I was doing was not working so I met with a therapist and began actually working AA with a sponsor. I've built a support group in AA with folks who have great recoveries. I 'm going to meetings everyday and calling my sponsor. We will begin step 1 tomorrow. I feel like I might be finally doing this thing the correct way....at least starting to. Since beginning this new strategy I've avoided the drink 12 out of 14 days. Both slips were on a Saturday afternoon. I did not get drunk either time and called my sponsor both times. I used to rely on the AA clich "progress not perfection" as an excuse to drink......wow the drunk's mind is insane. Now I use it as a way to move forward after I slip. In no way am I minimizing my slip, but I have to move forward. I'm human. I'm sick. It took a long time for me to get this bad and it's going to take time to recover. 3 weeks ago, those slips would have turned into 3 day benders so I do think there has been progress. My ultimate goal is to never drink again. The only way I can reach that goal is to not drink today. For everyone struggling, "easy does it." Don't be too hard on yourself. Keep moving forward. Progress not perfection. Have a peaceful day.