Over the course of 36 years of drinking, I eventually came to the realisation that drinking defined me. And I was fine with that.
Now I realise that not drinking defines me. And I am over-joyed by that.
But I never hit rock bottom. I certainly wasn't physically dependent on alcohol, despite being psychologically enslaved. I believed that I had things under control. But eventually I realised that I had had enough of booze and I took a big, decision, from which I have never flinched. It was such a euphoric decision that I have to remind myself to 'be sober responsibly'!
