Andrea Noack is a woman who functions perfectly and is fully engaged in life. However, she has been an alcoholic for years—until one day, she can no longer function. A doctor tells her that she will die if she continues to drink. Her book is a brutally honest reckoning with her life as an addict. To break free from alcohol, Andrea Noack poses herself a seemingly simple question: Why do I drink? She comes to the realization that her drinking behavior, like that of many female alcoholics, is a form of self-medication that helps her combat negative feelings. She describes how she ultimately managed to quit drinking and shut out the addiction, this beast, no matter how much drama it creates. Now the beast is asleep. Andrea Noack has been sober for eight years. This is her first book.