7 Anxiety is my main trigger. I can sit with it for the most part until it builds up into an all out anxiety attack at which point absolutely nothing will stop me from trying to get a drink in me. A few beers provides instant relief. That sense of impending doom is just so overwhelming. I can't think or even see straight. I've never been able to stay sober because anxiety seems to hijack my brain and reasoning. It's like a reflex to seek alcohol when I get these attacks. Tunnel vision ensues.
Of course, the anxiety was all caused by my drinking in the first place. I'm getting better at recognizing when these anxiety attacks are hitting though and getting better at talking myself down .