After reading A Day in My Life: Addicted to Alcohol, you’ve seen a glimpse of what my life was like as I tried to ease my pain and the pain of those I loved. In my active addiction, I did so many terrible things – I hurt my family and close friends, I racked up…
I was addicted to alcohol and substances from a young age. I took my first drink around 13 years old and got obliterated with my friends in a local park. I can’t believe I thought that was what fun looked like. But I chased the feeling that drugs and alcohol gave me – a complete…
Heather is addicted to alcohol. But she didn’t simply wake up one day with a substance use disorder. Her addiction happened in stages, starting with her very first drink seven years ago. Let’s travel back to that day, then walk with her through the next few years. Heather’s journey will show us what it looks…
When you think of poisoning, several things may come to mind. Keep bleach out of children’s reach. Don’t let cats eat household plants. Store medicine away from kids and pets. These are all good tips – especially when you consider around 700 children die in the U.S. as a result of poison every year. But…
Many people who have a problem with alcohol don’t admit to having a problem until their life begins to unravel. But if you’re a high-functioning alcoholic like I was for well over a decade, you have this delusional “advantage” of never having to admit you have a problem. I never got arrested (although there were…
I’ll never forget the day I woke up alone on the floor of my Airbnb in Mexico City. Tangled hair. Bloodshot eyes. Bloated face. Blotchy skin. Pounding headache. Mouth made of sandpaper. Two empty bottles of mezcal. A shattered glass on the counter. A steadily growing bruise on my right hip. A no-longer-oscillating fan I…
I vividly remember my first Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. In the days preceding it, I drank for three days straight. I was on such an epic binge that I even drank wine that had gone sour. By Sunday evening I was a total wreck. After drinking 20 bottles of wine, I was fairly sure I…
I was a high-functioning alcoholic for well over a decade. I’m now 10 months sober, and the thought of picking up a drink ever again makes me want to hurl. I didn’t go to rehab. I didn’t attend AA meetings or a 12-Step program. I don’t have a sponsor because I haven’t found the need…
Amanda and Brian went out for drinks after work. They each had three beers. If we tested both of their blood alcohol levels, what do you think we would find? Answer: Amanda’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) will be higher than Brian’s. Why? Because she’s a woman. And guess what else? Even if they both drink…
If you are in the early stages of recovery and have started attending a peer support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), you’ve likely heard many sayings come up repeatedly in meetings. One of the most commonly repeated AA mantras is “nothing changes if nothing changes.” This saying reminds members that small, consistent changes are…
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