Dark,
We are drug addicts.
Alcoholic is a vague term to me.
Booze is not a super natural force.
It is a drug.
Put it this way...if you got arrested for drunk driving and they put you in jail for 30 days. You would make it 30 days.
Staying sober is 99% mental. Until you have a reason...e.g. jail,,out of money, super sick, losing your kids...it is harder to quit. I got sick.
So....It is the reptile mind versus the analytical mind. That is why we say roll the tape.
Imo....It takes about 30 days to get through a full detox...then the brain damage shows through.
That is when the struggle goes into overdrive. That is why we relapse after many years clean.
Get clean. Stay clean.