So I just read an article titled "Why the Best Thing in Life are All Backwards," by Mark Manson, and it made me think of my alcoholic brain. It basically describes this inverted curve that represents things in our life that are counter-intuitive. In other words, the...
As a follow-up, kind of, from yesterday's post. I saw my son today and it wasn't awkward at all. We had good conversation, good laughs and we caught up a bit. I'm happy because he hasn't checked out yet from this relationship. He told me that he was afraid that...
So I am out of treatment in about a week and I know I have some anxiety behind it. I don't recognize that i feel anxious, I guess because it is hard for me to actually identify what I feel at times, but I know that I have some anxiety behind it due to some of my...
I keep getting told that I need to make time for self care and for some reason I find myself resisting this and justifying not doing it. This weekend I go back home to visit my fiancee and I was asked what I would do to take time for myself, or if things get too...
Well today is my birthday. 40 years old and I am celebrating by going to my Outpatient, working and class. The good thing is that I am sober and I have about 2 and a half months clean. I can actually accept happy birthday from loved ones and even strangers without...