Beating addiction and alcohol

I lost the most important person...me..#tryingtomakeitback..yes we have another 24 under our belts...I've found so many excuses to pick up..then I remember also..things I did ..never hurting anyone...so I thought...not physically anyway..I see everything i have to live for...then..I have everything to stay sober for..your a wise woman diverdown1 ..inspiring

Indeed the gem in your post is at the end, " I see everything i have to live for..."

It is also the panacea for almost every trouble in our personal lives: To remember that each day we are given 24 hours as if finding them at our pillow as we wake up, with No Conditions attached.
That is the reason why the second of the two beers that I bought some days ago still Had not Trumped the Pleasure from my other alternative uses of time.

And the pleasures are many -- and most important are also the most unavailable: supportive, enjoyable human connections. I wonder if it's the Close Connection of fellow 'addicts' that provides the healing and control over one's life -- that makes for the absence of need to reach for alcohol.
Or indeed Any other addiction -- from illicit drugs to over-consumption of foods and mindless spending to problem gambling and... the list is long.

In other words, live as if you have all the control over the days of your life. It's The Rule. What other rule would make any sens?

Very wise words

Breathe, sleep if you can, say a prayer and go to a meeting tomorrow. So happy you are here

I believe that there is a lot of truth in the connection with others that absolutely understand and relate to the thoughts and conversations I have within myself. I was in a meeting Friday night and there was a girl that had not been in a long time. She had not picked up but explained so many things that she was thinking and why she had isolated herself for awhile due to a situation that happened regarding another person. I literally felt like I was listening to myself speak. There were other things I needed to hear as well. I felt a calm come over me and I realized that although there were many people in the meeting I did not know, I did actually kind of know. The sharing of experiences, gratitude, strength and hope was what I needed to hear. I share because I am still crazy as hell even though I have been sober for a few 24 hours, but although sharing my crazy brain thoughts helped me, I never know if what I say might help someone else. That is the beauty of the connection with the others. Meetings (even Zoom meetings) are powerful. Thank you for posting.

Thank you for posting your thoughts as it will pull in others to join!

What & where did you get meds to help you with your recovery?

Keep it going, your worth it.

I don't like the title of this....we don't beat alcohol and addictions, they beat us. SURRENDER. We are powerless.
People, places, and things to stay away from, a good Sponsor, meetings, reading the Big Book, we sure do have so very many tools. Nothing worth accomplishing is ever easy. God Bless Us All.

Hmm... I have a bit of a different take on SURRENDER. To me SURRENDER doesn't mean that alcohol beats us. On the contrary, SURRENDER in the context of an alcoholic in recovery, to me, is that we can continue to beat alcohol if we SURRENDER to the fact (or rather admit to the fact) that we are POWERLESS over our control (or lack thereof) of alcohol. We have to finally surrender to the fact that WE cannot control our use of it so, therefore, we have to look outside ourselves for the power and ability to help control it. We need to SURRENDER to this idea that we are not in control and, unlike other people, are structured such that we cannot control, our problem with alcohol. Surrender in this context doesn't imply defeat or that alcohol beats us. It involves letting go of our ego and the illusion that WE alone can control our alcohol problem. It is an act of courage and hope. In AA when we surrender we turn it over and surrender to a higher power, not to alcohol.