Saved by Sarah Wood
My Relationship With Drinking Ended As The World Shut Down
The book was called This Naked Mind, by Annie Grace, and after finishing it, I realized my brain’s been wearing, like, seven layers of clothing. Here are my main takeaways. The past few years, I’ve tried to scale back my drinking, to no success, and each time I betray myself, I feel more powerless and alcohol’s grip tightens. But the reason why qui
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The idea of redemption is crucial to the survival of the drunk, the addict, who must believe in a future that is at least a little free of what she was.
Claire Dederer • Monsters
When I cut out alcohol, my life got better. When I cut out alcohol, my spirit came back. An evolved life requires balance. Sometimes you have to cut out one thing to find balance everywhere else.
Sarah Hepola • Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
My active drinking career highlighted a lot of things I didn’t know how to do:
- Be honest with myself.
- Understand my own motivations and needs.
- See my proper place in the world.
- Appreciate my own quirks.
- Believe that I’m enough for the world, as-is.
substack.com • Do the Thing You Don't Know How to Do - By T.B.D.
Drinking helped me be the person I thought people wanted me to be. Recovery helped me find the person I actually was and to live the life I was meant to lead.