It actually was a accumulation of events and health issues that forced me to take action. My drinking had really gone through the roof in the last 6 months. It was clouding my judgement at home and at work. I'm 14 days sober now. The first few days were very hard. Had trouble sleeping because I used to drink until I passed out. Weekends are the hardest just today I thought about buying a 12 pack and hanging out with my friends. But I played the tape through and I thought about driving impaired and I knew if I did my drink my next stop would be the liquor store. So that's what stopped me. Sorry if I rambled. Good luck to you and remember don't drink no matter what.