I find this thread to be both fascinating and useful but I can't help but think that we sometimes make this more complicated than it needs to be. Isn't the object simply to not drink? I have been sober for only five months so what do I know about a lifetime of sobriety? I just drive myself crazy when I think too much about why/where/how I drink/don't drink. None of it matters one bit if I just don't drink, right? I'm not trying to be disrespectful, everyone must walk their own path, but sometimes recovery seems like more self inflicted torture than is necessary. I guess mental health and sobriety are truly a "chicken or the egg" type of deal and that there is no way to separate life issues and sobriety.