Greetings from another Dan - us Dan’s are the awesomest dudes on Talking Sober!
My experience was maybe more “typical” - lots of legal, family and job consequences that I just kept drinking right over top of. But what matters is this:
That is a powerful motivator. And you will need to return to that motivation time and again in the upcoming days and weeks.
When I got sober, I threw everything at it, I got on medication, I had mandatory sobriety check-ins, I went to AA and counseling. You’ve identified some underlying issues in yourself, and I’m sure you will be tending to those as well.
Welcome to Talking Sober. Check out the solutions available here and cultivate your willingness to do whatever it takes to get and stay sober. And by the way, the rewards of sobriety have come to me in ways I did not even consider back in my drinking days. It is worth it, hands down, every time.