The Scariest Thing

The scariest thing I ever did was get sober. Living without alcohol thrust me into a world as alien and threatening as a Martian landscape. For thirty years, the bottle had been my worst friend, my dearest enemy. It was my companion, my keeper, and its loss left me shaky and alone--and afraid. I was afraid of you. I was afraid of me. I was afraid of a God I wouldn't even acknowledge. And I was terrified I would drink again.