I concur. Early on in recovery, my most highly respected mentor told me that I'd soon realize that the drinking and allllllllll the problems associated with it would be 10% or less of what was really messed up in my life. I reeeally didn't want to believe him but, deep down, I figured he was probably telling me the truth.
My personal experience now tells me he wasn't kidding. Sometimes I wonder if the drinking was even as high as TEN percent.....
I've been a dry-drunk too.....did it for months and months. Thankfully, the pain got so bad that I knew it was either press forward......and quickly......or to back to where I came from.