Originally Posted by ScottFromWI

There is no timeline of course. Its very important to remember though that surrendering/accepting/acknowledging your addiction is a choice you make - and no one else can do it for you.

Some people make multiple attempts to quit and return to drinking over a period of many years, even decades. But it doesn't have to be that way.

It's a question you really have to answer for yourself. Do you really want to quit and stay quit? And if so are you willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen? These are rhetorical questions....think about them and see what kind of answers you come up with.