Originally Posted by
ToughChoices 
JustTony,
The AV is a liar. A con-artist of pain. Recognize the lie: “Alcohol will make it better.”
No. Alcohol does not make you better. Alcohol does not make life better. It dulls us, kills us, destroys our drive, and breaks our connection to other people.
My AV was loudest immediately after my physical withdrawal subsided. Day 9 is about right. You’ve just walked through Hell, my friend. It would be a bad idea to turn around and go back for a visit.
Walk on. Tune the AV out.
Exactly.
Alcohol only brings misery. I like your expression "dulls us". That's what my wife told me lately - I was strange, dull, unresponsive to anything. This is how you become.
I also likely another expression "Walked through Hell". Yep, that's where we are, but as I read somewhere - "If you're going through Hell, keep walking"!