Like you CC I hit the wall when I was 30. I was not an alchoholic, since I didn't crave booze, I just liked to go real hard when I drank. Like it was some sort of challenge.
I was friends with a guy that worked as a bartender at the Palace. He used to bring 26's of Wild Turkey in for me since that was my elixir of choice, and they didn't stock it. One night I was there doing shots and drinking the odd beer in between for about an 2 hours. I went up to get another shot, and he said '"Trev, I'm out, you drank the whole f'n bottle, get help." The scary part was I was coherent and standing.
Definitely took inventory that night and decided to give it up. I felt like I'd aged 10 years in the span of a few. I didn't drink a drop until a couple years ago, and now I just have the odd glass of wine or a beer here or there.
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