Its not easy when you’re feeling so down on yourself – seems like there’s nothing you can do to boost your spirits up. So alone. So sober. Thats how I’ve been feeling for awhile now + I just can’t seem to shake it. This weekend was definitely the hardest + it feels like it’s just going […]
https://hopeandbalance.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/their-happy-is-too-loud/
My journey to sobriety. “My name is Brittney and I’m an alcoholic.” I stood and said that sentence for the first time almost two years ago. I definitely didn’t believe that at the time, but I said it anyway. I was about 2,000 miles away from home when I walked into my first AA meeting. […]
https://blackoutbrit.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/it-isnt-easy-but-it-is-worth-it/
Are they angry? Depressed? Worried? Did their doctor get them addicted to pain killers? Alcoholic? Arrested? Lose someone they love? Share with them this phone number and web address to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are there to listen. 1 (800) 273-8255. Website: […]
https://malcolmpk88.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/know-anyone-going-through-a-rough-time/
Indeedles, as my oldest son says. I’m used to drinking dreams by this point; they don’t even rattle me. I wake up, yawn and stretch, and think, Well, that was another drinking dream. And then I get up and go about my day. Drinking dreams used to scare the bejebus out of me, and sometimes I […]
https://recovery102.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/a-drinking-dream-in-which-i-didnt-drink/
Turn off the sun The sun was shining brightly My eyes could not adjust My eyelids were not working My eyeballs felt like rust The night before was over But, still it lingered on A new day was beginning And yesterday was gone I can’t tell you just what happened Where I went, or what […]
https://titansdad.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/turn-off-the-sun/
When it first got sober I was told, by the staff facilitating my recovery program, that I would quickly replace the activity of and the pleasure I received from drinking and drugging with something else. They went on to say that sometimes people replace one addiction with another. Sometimes people replace one unhealthy activity with […]
https://acatharticrelease.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/in-the-name-of-healing-cheesburgers/
This is still seriously a work in progress, but it’s a demon i’ve been really battling with. Twenty-five days sober now, thanks to this lakers/kings game i went to. I think I’m always the side chick. I can’t tell if I fear commitment, or if people fear committing to me. Maybe I don’t want […]
Growing up in Arizona during the 80’s was probably no different than growing up anywhere else. We didn’t lock our doors, played the best music on our boom boxes and weren’t afraid to wander the streets and alleys late at night. In High School we did our share of ditching school, sneaking out of the […]
Our first home together was a major milestone. We were 3 years into our IVF treatment by this time and drinking was now firmly embedded into our daily routine. This time however, we had our own home and were away from any prying eyes or sarcastic comments. My wife, however, was much stronger. She was […]
https://fatheroftwinsblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/when-an-alcoholic-is-not-an-alcoholic-part-2/
I distinctly remember when I was younger my father once said to me: “make sure that it [booze] doesn’t get a grip of you”. At the time, I thought he was overreacting somewhat. In my eyes I was the same as any young man growing up. I would go out on a Friday and Saturday […]
https://fatheroftwinsblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/when-an-alcoholic-is-not-an-alcoholic-part-1/
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