Originally Posted by Creekryder

Fear can be powerful ally. That basic instinct can provide the stimulus to run to safety when we are threatened by a danger to us. Alcohol certainly falls under that category. This threat is real and is trying to kill me. When I drink, the fear leaves and is replaced with a pair of rose-colored glasses that blocks true vision to what is actually occurring to my well-being. By being afraid has given me that missing catalysis to return to sobriety.