About me

Like many others, my drinking narrative began as a social confidence boost evolving over twenty-five-years; to become a self-medicating escape from stressful situations and uncomfortable emotions. Progressively I no longer needed an excuse or an occasion to drink. Unwittingly my psychological crutch had re-wired and hijacked my brain chemistry, making my behaviour compulsive and biased. Drinking became a daily priority, my social boost had beguiled me and become an addiction.

I eventually lost my autonomy, my dignity, my self-respect and finally my closest connections of love and meaning.

For years the fear of losing my so called ‘coping mechanism’ kept me stuck, making it impossible for me to move forward in my life. After one downward spiral too many I finally entered my local drug and alcohol service. I am now in my seventh year of recovery where life feels simpler and freer.

Memories of Alcohol

I drank for happiness and become unhappy

I drank for joy and became miserable

I drank for sociability and became argumentative

I drank for sophistication and became obnoxious

I drank for friendship and made enemies

I drank for sleep and awakened without rest

I drank for strength and became weak

I drank “medicinally” and acquired health problems

I drank for relaxation and got the shakes

I drank for bravery and became afraid

I drank for confidence and became doubtful

I drank to make conversation and slurred my words

I drank to feel heavenly and ended up feeling like hell

I drank to forget and was forever haunted

I drank for freedom and became a slave

I drank to erase problems and saw them multiply

I drank to cope with life and invited death

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