Q: When did you realize that you had a problem with alcohol abuse?

A: I ‘m retired from the military, thought I had the world by the tail, but didn’t really have the world by the tail. I started drowning my insecurities, with retiring, and moving on, with something else, in alcohol. Stuff will get a hold of you, and you think you can be a casual drinker, but it will get a hold of you.