AA is the way to go. And you have got to work the twelve steps every day of your life. Take that serenity prayer and make copies and frame them and put one in every room in you house. There is no alternative for AA. You yourself have picked up that first drink. You have no willl power and that is something that is a must to getting sober. My X was sober for 18 years. One beer was all it took. Off he was. It is that simple. Back to the chip count again. He had gotton his white chip and was so proud of it. You also need to think really hard about what made you take that first drink. Whatever it was, that is the thing you need to consitrate on. If there are several reasons, then consintrate on ALL of them. Before you pick up that drink, think!
There might be an on line chat for AA. I would do a search with the words AA chat and see what you come up with. There has to be some out there.

Carrie

MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT AA WORKS BEST WHEN YOU WANT TO QUIT. FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T DO AA FOR WHATEVER REASON, THERE IS A DRUG CALLED SUBOXONE THAT WILL HELP YOU QUIT MOST ANYTHING. I TAKE WELLBUTRIN XL WITH PROZAC ALSO, AND I KNOW THAT THIS DOES WORK. I STILL DO ONLINE MEETINGS WITH AA AND NA.

NURSCAT

This is a great place to start.
There are AA chats if that's what you are using to quit. I went to meetings for a couple of months to get on track. I've been sober almost 8 months, I have my life together and no desire to drink. All without help from a higher power or working the twelve steps. People have told me I won't stay sober without a higher power, but that only makes me eager to prove them wrong.
Anyway, you go about it, don't pick up that drink and think it'll be ok for that one time. I enjoy my life so much without alcohol. It's so nice to be part of my family's life and the world in general.
Good luck, you can do it!

I have been clean and sober for over 6 years now. I really didn't like AA until I was about 3 years sober but have found that it's the only thing that helped me fix not only my drug and alcohol problem, but also my lifestyle.

Here is the website for San Antonio's Central Office: http://www.aasanantonio.org/meetings
They have meetings listed there, hopefully some of them are near where you live. They also have a 24-hour hotline you can call: (210) 828-6235

I don't know about online chats or anything, but there are a lot of forums for people in recovery. It might do you some good though to go and meet up with people in person. It helps to get out of the house, away from the computer. Speaking of which, I'm off to a meeting in a few minutes. Hope all works out the way God intended. Don't forget: AA will always be there, when you are ready.

What are the symtoms of alcoholism? I have often wondered. My dad is a heavy drinker, but is that alcoholism?