Happy to meet you, Lucyjane. You've made a brave & powerful decision.
I drank 30 yrs. Like the others, I'd been at it so long I couldn't imagine life without it. Yet it was no longer fun or relaxing - and it was turning me into someone I didn't know. There was no way to tell what might happen once it was in my system - I was putting myself in danger. There was a period of adjustment, but it's great to be free of it.