Good luck Don. Getting to know your habit and understanding your patterns of abuse is a great start to making a change. I agree that the industry you work in is going to make this an extra challenge, and like Cus said, the people in my life in similar situations had to finally give in and walk away from their work "scene" to start making progress. Not to say that it's impossible but you are going to be staring your demons in the face everytime you work.
As for me, still at it. Probably been about 9 months or so? I keep understanding and realizing more about myself and why I used as time has gone on (especially from month 7 to 9). I could never have imagined a life with out drinking and spent so much time and energy working towards my addiciton that I lost everything else that made me (hobbies, health, creative motivation etc). When things got so bad that I made the decision to stop fighting, surrender and give up (no more justifying to myself that I can manage my life while drinking and that drinking is "no big deal") I slowly started to rediscover myself and who I was before my habit took control. That rediscovery has been a major motivation to me and a source of natural highs that often last for days. It's a pretty awesome feeling but still difficult looking back at some things I did and making sense of the "why" I did this or that, but when it comes down to it I know the answer is because I was wasted.
It has been interesting going to parties or family events where heavy drinking is a guarantee and people ask why I am not drinking. After the initiall "WTF" a lot of people have been interested and ask a bunch of questions and I can indentify a bit of their own struggle that they are probably not totally honest about but begining to question.
I have not been to any meetings and would always check this thread on the bus or randomly during the day for motivation and insight so lets keep this thread going. It has been a huge help.
*shout out to fat ralphy, the unofficial 12oz AA/NA sponsor