It doesn't matter what you start out with.
Alcoholism breaks you down, whether you're a frightened little wallflower or Chuck Norris in drag.
I've always been strong and independent.
It was what attracted AXH to me -- and it was what made me proud enough not to see the warning signs and take them seriously.
I thought I was strong enough to handle it all.
But alcoholism broke me.
And I wasn't even the alcoholic.