Give yourself a push to go through that pain to reach the joy of life, and help your loved one with all the healthy support you can reasonably give. There is no shame in crying, because not-crying might be followed by lots of shame and pain.
Continue Reading A good way to get connected is also to volunteer at some social facilities. Ask some sober friends if they would be interested in spending some time as a group for a project or a ministry.
Continue Reading don’t have an excuse or want an excuse why I am an alcoholic and addict. But I know one thing very clearly: While becoming addicted was not entirely within my control, it is my responsibility to do something about it.
Continue Reading Now I’m in recovery from alcoholism and drug use. When I look back, all my activities in summer were paired with a high consumption of alcoholic beverages. It didn’t matter if it was the Ouzo in Greece, the Rum in Grenada, Raki in Turkey, Limoncello in Italy, wine in France… I was in the front row when alcohol was there.
Continue Reading Replacing one addiction with another is very common because we all want happiness in our life. Our brain is always searching for comfort. You are the one who has to determine if that way is a healthy one or not.
Continue Reading I circled the drain for a long time. I was 42 years old when I finally found my way out. It was a last-minute rescue before my health conditions got so bad that the overwhelming fear of dying put that stopper into the drain and saved me. My poor health finally gave me the motivation to enter treatment.
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