@ GirlfromCo, I think I may be on the same page as you, though with much less sobriety so far. I know that alcohol wasn't really the problem, it was me and my own anxieties, depression and my 'addictive personality' which led me to drink. I'm not actually sure an addictive personality really exists but I do know that at various stages in my life I have considered myself 'addicted' to or at least had an unhealthy relationship with exercise, sex, food, tobacco, music, alcohol, and various other obsessions which seemed to take over. I suppose it's a matter of deciding which ones are good addictions. My current addiction is herbal tea...is it possible to overdose on Valerian?