Hi Cista, thanks for the reply. I know a lot of people say you can only quit for yourself but I'm not sure that is true (or maybe I just don't believe it). If i was to wait to quit drinking for myself i think I'd be long cold in the ground before i got round to it. My mother was an alcoholic and a heroin addict (quit the heroin the alcohol killed her) and I had to man up and ask myself who I was going to be for the life I chose to bring into the world. When my son is a grown man I will be able to look him square in the eyes without flinching. I promised myself that, I promised my wife and I promised him (even though he doesn't understand).
As failure is not an option success is the only one left open to me
I'm glad my story hit close to home for you, I'm not very insightful but if anything I have to say can help one person think about their own situation then that is a victory on all levels.