I was fortunate that the choice of drinking was removed from my control by a health diagnosis.
I could not have stopped one day sooner if that had not happened. I know we all say we reach a breaking point, but it sure is crystal clear when it is written on dr. paper that you are killing yourself and continuing will kill you quickly.
A blessing? I don't know. Some people quit because they want to. Some quit because they have to. I had experience just enough years of hangovers and blackouts that I had truly had my fill.
I both wanted to stop and had to stop.
SR is the recovery program I use.