I'm 33 and have known I was an alcoholic for about 4 years now.
I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. And the amount of money we spend drinking is ridiculous. At one point it was almost $500 a month. That's more than my car payment!
I'm so new to this alcoholism thing that I don't know exactly what will work in terms of maintaining sobriety. But I do know that I'm hard-headed and a brat and when I want something I get it and I've never wanted anything more in my life than to be sober.