i preferred sobriety to the consequences of my drinking immediately. no hangovers, no blackouts, no drunk driving... i definitely preferred those things immediately.
when my emotions started coming back (the ones that i had numbed over years of drinking and drug use), i worked the 12 steps outlined in the big book of AA and found freedom from self-pity, fear, dishonesty, etc. i found a better way to live. and THAT is a miracle. i can't give you an exact date on when that happened, but i do know that i started recovering as soon as i started putting forth my effort.
sober 2 years in may (god willing), and happy in sobriety.
