Welcome welcome welcome! I agree that no horrific bottom is necessary. You just honestly need to want to stop more than you want to continue. And the way many of us found that desire was the fact that mentally or physically it became more painful to drink than not to drink.
I am newly sober, only 40 something days in, but my life has opened up like a flower in ways I never thought possible. Ways I could not even imagine, a month and a half ago. I knew I had a problem when I was your age, but continued drinking for 12 more years. Can you imagine? Ugh. My main regret is that I didn't quit while I was ahead.
You're doing the right thing...
