Did anyone have a boozer phase that you snapped out of?

A year or so ago, I was too into alcohol; it’s not that I was drinking a lot consistently, it’s that I was always thinking about it, feeling a strong urge to drink most of the time. Then on Saint Patrick’s day, I drank most of a fifth of vodka, puked on my bed, floor, and in my shoes (I had the good sense to cover the puke on my bed with a blanket to protect my head from it), and the self loathing combined with the horrible smell of puke the next morning got me to stop being that way. Now, when I drink (once or twice a month), I have about six ounces instead of a fifth, drink plenty of water, pace myself, and remind myself of that Saint Patrick’s day. Most importantly, I don’t think about getting drunk all the time.