I get really angry at the myth of the addictive artist. Yes creatives seem to be at higher risk for becoming addicts and they can be successful in their chosen callings but does that mean they wouldn't have been better without the booze?
I was a successful alcoholic right up to the point where I wasn't anymore. I'm still getting my life back on track 16 months in. Yes my life is wonderful today, but how much more wonderful would it have been had I gotten sober earlier?