KellyToronto

The speaker on Saturday talked about how alcohol was his best friend for 15 years - then it turned on him like a pack of wolves.

I could relate.

Did anyone here take longer than 15 years for the wolves to turn on her/him?

Kelly

MycoolFitz

It took me more than 45 years to realize the wolves had turned on me long ago. I just figured getting bit on the ass constantly was part of life.

Soberpotamus

LOL Fitz!

...laughing at the "getting bit on the ass" part

Soberpotamus

15 years exactly for me. And I'm 34.

SDSurfn

28 years. Though like Fitz in reality alcohol turned on me long ago.

-SD

Englishrose70

11 years for me, although they had been gnawing at the seat of my pants for a good number of years I reckon before I felt them bite!

Great post.

Eddiebuckle

More like 30 for me, I quit when I was 44.

FNW

Probably about 30 for me too! Quit at 45 and just celebrated 2 years. I say, bite them back!

PaleMale

While my bottom was fairly recent and not as deep as many, having chosen sobriety and looking back, I realized I wasted a lot of time and many many opportunities.

Ie., Drinking at a business party, while not destroying anything, I certainly failed at expanding useful business contacts and gaining the trust required to advance down the road!

Wasted time is more subtle than bad times, but the damage just as real. While not destroying, nothing grew either. (I am not saying my drinking did NOT destroy anything. It did!)

Dee74

Like Fitz I think I accepted the crazy way my life was as the natural order of things.
I realised things had turned after 10 years...it took me another 10 to stop.

D

lovingit

I'm right there with Jennie. Exactly 15 years and I'm 34. I guess the college like partying stops here.

Terminally Unique

Every time I hear about people going 20, 30, 40 years drinking, I really just cannot fathom it. I never would have made it that long, personally.

Rusty Zipper

48 years here

as when i was born, i was wired wrong! lol

8 years in fixing the mess

thekat

11 years here, though I guess the real problems started about 5 years ago, that's when I started picking up in the mornings, not everyday but after that just became more and more until I stopped. Thought alcohol was my best friend for a long time too, how wrong I was