Originally Posted by
zenchaser 
Stephen King said something I really liked about alcoholism in an interview I watched. He said "We're all the same when we're puking in the gutter."
This is so true, I thought long and hard before replying to this thread (which I felt divisive) particularly because I lost that 'so called' professional career due to drinking, but prior to that career I was employed in jobs I loved. At the time of the loss of career I made excuses, it was his, her fault. But no, it was my fault, nobody can function at 100% capacity whilst drinking daily.
In fact, the more I think about, since stopping drinking for good last year, the more I don't want to return to my career, and instead, perform one of those previous employments that I really did enjoy, received satisfaction from. I disliked my profession, it's not all about money, satisfaction can be life-affirming, if finances are controlled.