Hi MasonHawk - welcome
for me just stopping drinking wasn't enough. I realised after a while I was still living the same life I had when I was drinking - only now there was a huge alcohol shaped hole in it.
After a while that can really rub you raw.
I had to change a lot of things - the way I dealt with problems, the way I interacted with people socially, and the people I interacted with.
I also had to work on accepting that, fair or not, my relationship with alcohol was toxic and if I continued to drink things would get worse.
I don't know what it will take for you to be happy - some try counselling, some AA or another recovery group...I found the support here really helped me - along with those life changes I made.
I'm really happy being sober. I think everyone should be and, if not, you need to ask yourself why...
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