I probably fell into a "groove" around the six month marker. Felt grounded at a year. Now I'm approaching the 1.5 year marker and beginning to work on behavior modification and such. I see my patterns, my ingrained reactions, and some not so pretty things about myself. Some interesting things are happening for me... I'm assertive these days, and that has alienated a friend and some family members. I guess they were comfortable with the old me who was perpetually recovering from a binge and a hangover. Those days are gone. It's sad to realize people don't like the real, sober me. Tough cookies for them, I say.