Why I Stayed Alcoholic In My 20s

I stayed alchy only because I was pretty much stressed out from school all the time. I wanted a gap year to work. My family was not keen on this because they felt I shouldn’t take a break from school. Was this my decision to make at 18? Yes, I made the mistake of not being mentally organized enough because I was drinking. I was being enabled to drink, sure, but the responsibility remains in my court. I’m trying to make something of my life right now, and I feel I was robbed of the ability to think clearly up until age 28 when I said to myself, am I going to let my mother run my life for the rest of my existence or am I going to let myself be kicked around. I’m pretty much going to continue my treatment plan, only because I’m doing well on the medication.