Welcome-
I will celebrate my 2 years sobriety and 39th birthday on Jan 22. I drank for 20 years with no real consequences. When I hit rock bottom and age 35, I got 4 DUI's in 18 months. I was looking at 3 years in jail, but by some sort of miracle was allowed to do a court program instead. I'm just getting to the end of that program, but what happened to me needed to happen for me to get sober. The best advice I can give is to get a sponsor, take direction and be teachable. Recovery can be very uncomfortable at times, and it's doing the opposite of what we alcoholics are used to doing. I think it is great that you are reaching out to others, that was always one of the hardest things for me. Good luck!!