Hi Underoath, everyone has their own motivation to quit. For some it's the approach of certain death, others because a spouse leaves them, and as many other reasons as there are people. Many people don't have to hit a horrible bottom to be motivated to quit. I didn't.
I knew I should stop for a long time before I did, but the only victim of my drinking was me so I needed to find my own reasons. Here are some:
1. My doctor made it plain I should stop
2. I was putting on weight
3. I was beginning to prefer staying home and drinking to a social life
4. I knew there would be health consequences
I spent a lot of time googling alcoholism, the stages and side effects. That was pretty scary because it was like a window into my future. I suggest that if you want motivation look it up and believeit applies to you. I worked out I was between Stages 1 and 2 of the progression and it wash't going backwards. That was a powerful incentive to stop right there.
Everyone's different but I hope some of this resonates with you.