keithj

And many do not. I got drunk maybe 4-5 times in my teens, a couple times a year through mid-20s. By 26-27, it was probably starting to be a problem, noticed I drank more than others, and at inapropriate times. Drank every day, but only a few and only after work. I was still having lots of fun. By age 30, family and friends were advising me to cut down, started having marital trouble from drinking. Made a few half-hearted and unsuccessful attempts to moderate. Right about where you are Laura.

And the next few years it was like somebody took the brakes off entirely. By age 32 I was blacking out most every night, hiding my drinking, drinking in the morning. It just got more and more out of hand from there.