Dan’s Story

I drank to numb my pain of losing my mother at a young age, being molested at a young age, and being physically and mentally abused and feeling totally powerless. I wanted to be in control and feel good. I swore I would never let anyone ever hurt me again. I was scared, angry and distrustful of others. I was in a hopelessly lonely state. And booze was the elixir that would take away all the bad feelings, but it actually created more problems.