How I Found Freedom From AddictionAddiction is often misunderstood. Many think it is about a substance, habit, or behavior, but in truth, addiction is the soul and body searching for comfort, safety, and relief. The heart longs to feel secure, loved, and at peace, and when life... See More »
The hardest day isn’t always the first.It wasn’t day one. It wasn’t day thirty. It wasn’t even day 456. It was day 78. The day before I relapsed. The day I was too tired to keep fighting. Too tired to keep shoving the urges down and pretending I was stronger than them. Day 78 was quiet... See More »
Loving an addict is hell.Loving your brother while he slowly kills himself is something I don’t even have words for. He has everything now. Money. A beautiful house. Security. The kind of life we never had. And he still puts it in his veins. We almost lost him again last... See More »
Those knowledgeable about alcohol and its medical effects, why would someone who drinks heavily daily from 3-10pm never get shakes between 10pm and 3pm the next day?
Hard to resist alcohol. AdviceI find it hard to resist alcohol. Right now having anti depressants which isn't good to mix with alcohol. So I just had 2 sips, then put the beer in the fridge for later. I just wonder what it is I'm supposed to do? Anyone got the same problem?
Sober for 5 years this yearThis isn’t a sad story. I don't need anyone to feel bad for me. I do appreciate the thought but it isn't necessary I often read stories about people feeling fragile many years after they quit drinking. Those are the people who we should feel bad... See More »
Three months soberI collected a new "chip" on Monday. I feel less of a fraud now. There was a young girl, new mother, at the meeting and arguing (with herself mostly) that she wasn't an alcoholic despite drinking three bottles wine on Sunday after promising she... See More »
If hugs were drugs, who would have the best shit? What if Grandma hugs had a different high than Auntie hugs?Stranger on a bus hugs? Are those cheaper, or more expensive? Buy a hug from the cashier when you stop for morning coffee?😂 I'm bored humor me.
