Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
I don't understand why people think it's so good to go x number of years without an alcoholic drink . If you had to stop it was because you HAD to, not because you wanted to . Presumably because you couldn't control yourself.
I will point out I'm using the word you as a generalisation not directly at someone.
If you have the will power to leave something that you can't control then we'll done. But it's nothing to celebrate is it Shirley?
I think that you show little understanding of addiction. I don't drink, not because I have a problem, but because I don't like it and I'm shit at it. I found that I turned into a bigger dick than normal after a few pints, so I thought, what's the point.
Some people get addicted and apparently, it's one of the hardest things to come off, not to mention the problems it can cause in relationships and with work, kids, basically every aspect of life.

If anyone is beating the shit out of their addiction, then they have every right to shout if from the rooftops in my opinion. Good on them and even better for those who love them.