Let's see I got sober Jan 2013 and that was followed by 2 visits to the psych ward. It's amazing how many things I kept stuffed down with my 30 year addiction. In sobriety I've picked up many new diagnosis and I'm pre menopausal. What keeps me sober? I know that if I add drugs and alcohol to the mix there is a good chance I won't make it out alive. Getting sober was the hardest thing I have ever done, and I sure as hell don't want to go through that madness again.