well done on 8 months Fly...
I will say that for me, I lost my job as I was getting sober. Alcohol was the reason I lost my job. This past year has been the roughest year of my life. I could have easily just said F it and kept on drinking. Many details left out but it was very challenging mentally.
But even though I struggled with life and adjusting to no income among other things - I held fast to my conviction to never drink again. I had faith that things would get better eventually- and if I went back to drinking I was just throwing my life away.
I was able to secure income almost 5 months later, but it's about 1/6 of my previous salary. House payment and other expenses did not change - adapted to it. I have negative cash flow at the moment. But I'm sober and I know that I will overcome this hurdle in my life. A heck of a price to pay to get sober - but worth it.