entangled with the thoughts - that happened to me today. It's always hard to talk on the phone with my eldest daughter. (She suffered the most from my drinking) and as usual after speaking with her today about her children, my mind went immediately into crisis anxiety (if that makes sense!) But I slowed my breathing, remembered how pathetic I looked after my last drunk, and it subsided. Not easy, but my thoughts cleared up and I realized that it was good to be able to speak with her sober and actually be there for her. Work in progress....