Originally Posted by
Hope1989 
The hardest part for me is that I've always suffered from anxiety and OCD. Now I realize that one of the reasons I drank is to deal with this. Because this to it's a terrible sensation. But again is either this or probably die because of alcohol.
I'm right there with you on using alcohol for long-standing anxiety. Getting that under control greatly reduced my drinking, but still need to bring it to zero...hopefully today will be that day for me. I've been tapering for this week and down to a glass of red wine a day.