Originally Posted by
soberlicious 
So what if you can't figure all this out? I have so many things that are deep rooted from my childhood that I may never come to terms with. That's precisely why I separate it from my drinking. If I didn't I'd be locked in an endless cycle of addiction. No thanks. Taking drinking off the table permanently first and foremost, regardless of other issues, is what allows me to work on other things, not the other way around.
I think what Brenda is trying to say is that not everyone can simply "quit" and be done with it forever. I personally know for a fact that my anxiety is intertwined with my addiction so tightly that I can't simply compartmentalize them. I agree that quitting alcohol had to come first before I could solve any of the others.