Originally Posted by
Coleiope 
I admit, sometimes I am really tempted to just "drink on occasion " but that anxiety I feel when quitting is terrifying 😁 I understand why someone would drink BECAUSE of anxiety...but drinking perpetuates that horrible feeling.
That's true. I realized after my last slip that alcohol is a anxiety in a bottle. It used to relax me but somehow my brain got messed up and now all it does is to cause panic and anxiety...within minutes of the first drink.