Hi Msgee, nice to meet you on here. I have been away for a week, and despite my hippy, yoda leanings, I am not very huggy either, so I'll accept your shuffle with a reciprocal nod 
I had a really good week, so it feels like a particular blow to arrive home feeling crap, waking in the night with a raging sore throat, and leaving a trail of soggy tissues in my wake.
I found it really interesting though that while I was away, although I thought about my alcoholism, I did not crave alcohol, even when other people were talking in great detail about the delights of a nice glass... A few weeks ago I would have had to put my fingers in my ears and go la, la, la, la, la if people had been talking like that. I am not kidding myself that I am 'cured' or anything, but it just felt like a massive change from where I was when I joined this topic. The day at a time approach has really helped me through some massive cravings.
At the start, I thought that if I had a craving for a drink at 4pm, then I would feel that level of desperate fight for the whole of the night, or perhpas even FOREVER (which is what made the forver thing so scary for me). But I have found that if I can get through the wobble, then the feeling does diminish. It may take 15 minutes, or an hour, or 2 hours to subside. But that is not long in the scheme of things. And it does go away. I now have those intense cravings less frequently. And when I do (although they can still feel overwhelming) I know that if I can stick with it, and avoid pouring the first drink, then I will be OK.
You lot on here have been a frequent help during the struggle, and a source of inspiration and laughter and shared anxiety. I know how much I care for anyone here who is struggling or who has had a drink and is feeling rough, and I feel that care being reciprocated.