Originally Posted by chadknowslaw

I felt like I had no other choice than to go to treatment -- that through all the shit I had done I had gotten myself into that situation. Once I realized what I had to do, I did what I had to do.

The first year was rough. I gave up all my old friends, I never set foot in a bar and went to a lot of meetings. I made new friends and as I got more comfortable being sober I rekindled the old friendships that were worth keeping.

It is definitely easier to stay sober as time goes on. Being in this industry would be very hard to be newly sober with complimentary booze everywhere and people offering you drinks at every turn. Having some sobriety built up makes it easier and now staying sober is just a habit and it is easy.