I also didn't lose my job, friends, SO, family, but I knew it was heading in that direction and fast. For me I was a heavy drinker from 28-32. Then I turned 33 and it was all the time. Then about half way through 33 it turned into binge drinking... The kind where you show up to work drunk if you show up at all. That went on for 6 months and last week was so intense and so close to being rock bottom that it scared me swiftly into day 1 of sobriety. I'm not experienced - only on day 4. But there is a shift in my mind. This isn't just a break cause I need it, this is sober for good because I'd lose everything if I kept going