Originally Posted by
GoodLife32 
With all that I have at risk, why did I still drink?
Because you are addicted. What have you done since your first post to support your decision to quit drinking?
Sobriety is more than the decision to quit drinking. Deciding to quit is important, but merely the first step. If that was the only step you took, then it's no surprise that you drank.
Recovery takes a lot of change. Changes to how you view alcohol (and life without alcohol), changes to how you cope with life sober, changes to where you go, what you do socially, and who you hang out with.