Hey all. My first post wasn't exactly the brightest thing I've said all day, but I appreciate good people coming to talk me out of a bad decision nonetheless.

I figure I could probably use the support right now, and I'd appreciate any advice or the like I could take from those who have recovered, or are still recovering.

To give a bit of background; Alcohol has taken a lot from me. I'm a 27m, and I'm currently finalizing a divorce next week, I've blacked out and made an ass of myself countless times in countless places, and I decided to quit my job on a whim. I'm currently staying with a good friend while I find work, which is hopefully right on the horizon, and I just began my journey to sobriety the other day after realizing there's a common denominator in all that piss poor decision making, and seeing the affects it was having on my health and relationships.

I pissed away ten years of a relationship, I've worried my parents sick over me, worried my friends, and think I've caused more trouble than I'm worth overall; I feel like a first class jackass and I just want to get better, to do better.

I'm 7 days in, the first 5 were dreadful and yesterday sucked too but less; today is the first day I've really felt functional since quitting, and I almost relapsed today. I think that's why I sought this sub, or one like it out. To hear voices of reason because I know it's my addiction talking and not my better sense.

I'm just, all ears for any advice or opinions that can be offered my way that might help me through it; I don't want to be another cirrhosis statistic, and I don't want to lose the next person who thinks I'm worth a damn the same way.