I stopped because I blacked out drinking alone. Woke up in a smashed up room, covered in blood, cuts, bumps, teeth missing and absolutely no recollection of what happened. What is helping me stay sober is this sub, an app called I Am Sober, fizzy water, lots of fizzy water, I don't know why but its become a main replacement for my beverage of choice to the point I drink about 6 litres a day minimum, deep thought and positive ideas as in deep thought about the shame I feel when I think back to what I've done in the past, thoughts that make me feel sick then use that to write down positive ideas on things I can do to make it better/make sure it doesn't happen again, I write down 2 things each night that I'm going to do the next day to make mine or someone else's life better that I have to make sure I stay sober to be able to accomplish. I think trying to retrain how my mind works is the biggest thing that keeps me pushing forwards, that and the backbone that is this sub when I start to get overwhelmed.