I did go through that type of endeavor for awhile, a few years, actually. Nothing seemed to have worked, and the "situation" got worse. For me the solution was divorcing the problem, and that worked out quite well. Painful for a long time, but I am happy, and any expended efforts these days respond in positive ways.

Yes.. But in the end, something must have worked ..I’m still here ~

Not exactly, but I have found it all more fun without booze.

Of course, everyone experiences failure at times. That's how you learn.

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

― Thomas A. Edison

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained," Benjamin Franklin said.

I'm sure that has happened to me at some point in my life. I can't think of an example right now.

Oh yes like alot of times , Life is indeed an ongoing struggle and Battle