18 years Sober for me. I've gone to a lot of AA meetings and the thing that makes people start drinking again (after roughly 6 months) is the realization that sobering up didn't make the world any less shitty for them. The problems you had while drunk will still be there when you sober up, and people can't handle the idea that they didn't magically disappear. The solution is that you "work the steps" and you are stronger mentally, and better able to deal with them (the other problems) now.
18 years Sober for me. I've gone to a lot of AA meetings and the thing that makes people start drinking again (after roughly 6 months) is the realization that sobering up didn't make the world any less shitty for them. The problems you had while drunk will still be there when you sober up, and people can't handle the idea that they didn't magically disappear. The solution is that you "work the steps" and you are stronger mentally, and better able to deal with them (the other problems) now.