The Big Book says "we have to get down to causes and conditions"
looking at your record: why do you slip up every couple days/months?
do you only slip on a good day? A bad day? Whe the relatioship is good? When its bad?
or all of the above?
if the cause is always 'something out there' - than it's impossible to get sober, because there'll always be something that will send me flying.
my childhood is my childhood - never going to change - does that mean I'm doomed for life?? Definitely not!! But that's only if I could stay sober DESPITE my childhood.
but it'll only work once I get to the root cause.
if the root cause is truly only because of childhood - so get a good therapist, work it through and bingo, you'll be sober.
but if 'your childhood' is only a cover up, and the real cause is a internal condition that warps my thinking when it comes to lust, than im pretty much doomed thinking that dealing with my childhood will fix it - it's like a diabetic saying dealing with childhood will change his condition.
so basically, be honest with yourself: what is the real cause?
if it's something out there - than deal with it.
but if it's something in here - deal with it, and perhaps I'm too unhealthy that I can't change with my own resources...
Yes, there definitely is help that works. But i cant go to the dentist to fix my foot...
G-D bless and have a great day!