In the drivers seat

When I totally depended on alcohol it was like tossing the car keys to the bottle.  Alcohol was in the drivers seat.  It took me wherever it wanted to go.  No matter what the outcome was, alcohol was in charge for a long, long time.  When I finally decided to leave alcohol in the rear view mirror life was tough.  I had to learn how to think, act, react and survive all without the aid of the substance which nearly caused me a fatal crash.