Originally Posted by
CarolD 
I started to drink as a rebellion against my non drinking religious family
Decades later I slid into active alcoholism.
Depression is why I quit and now....decades later..
I'm Carol....a recovered AA alcoholic....
Thanks for the insight Carol.
I too believe I started drinking to be rebellious. Actually I was rebellious before I started to drink.
I may have continued to drink because of having self-harm tenancies.
Eventually the pain of being a drunk was greater than my ability to stay a drunk. I became open to change because I wanted to escape that pain.