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The craziness of the insanity caused by alcoholism is that the practicing alcoholic will never think that if you don't drink alcohol, you won't get drunk. That thought never occurs in the alcoholic that is stuck in the insanity of their addiction and is still drinking alcohol. The alcoholic never sees the alcohol, as the cause of the problem.

My journey with Alcohol started when I turned 21. I sort of knew that I was an alcoholic before I ever took that first drink of alcohol. I wouldn't know until years, that my premonition about alcoholism was true. I had to learn the hard way; that drinking alcohol, wasn't for me. Unfortunately, I wasn't born with a manual that said," do not drink alcohol." I learned as a child that alcohol was fun. People drank alcohol to relax and have a good time. <!-- wysiwyg -->

For us sober alcoholics, the holiday season can be a trying time of year. Our goal is, to always stay sober. It seems that the holiday season brings out the temptation to drink alcohol, everywhere.

Drinking alcohol in excess can cause a person to blackout. A blackout is a period of time when you are still conscious and are an active participant of life; you may act differently in this period than you normally do because you're under the influence of alcohol.

Alcohol is a product that our society associates with having fun and good times. We're programmed to think that alcohol can solve all our problems. Commercials on television give us the impression that things will get better if we just have a few drinks of alcohol and relax.

My experience told me that I had nothing to say. My strength said, wait a minute; and, my hope was trying to push me forward to become a leader. To have my voice heard by as many people as I could get my message out to.