Originally Posted by
IKneedaBreak 
I had a counsellor tell me that sometimes a DUI will do it (he used to be a police chief) but usually if something is going to work, its loss of relationship. Is that true?
Reading here, I didn't see any stories about quitting because the spouse was leaving or intervention by family members. I'm missing something....WHAT exactly makes them stop?
Welcome!!!
From my perspective as a double winner, who knows?
What I've read, hitting a bottom can best be described as the addict/alcoholic finally realizing that if they continue on the path their on,
they will lose something that they aren't willing to lose.
Which
could be a job.
Or a spouse.
Or their life.
I say could, because as you might already know, the bottom for some addicts/alcoholics is 6 feet under.
Keep coming back, you'll find a
lot of support here.