Week 7 - First Big Wobble
Last week, after I wrote my entry for this blog, I suffered a major wobble. I had some intense alcohol cravings for the first time since...
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- Jan 6
Week 6 - Why I hate the word Alcoholic
As the title suggests, this week I want to talk about the word "alcoholic". This came about because a good friend mentioned in an online...
- Dec 31, 2022
Week 5 - Things are looking up, where to look for help
This weeks update Christmas has been and gone, and with it a lot of stress and mental strain has gone as well. I said last week I was...
- Dec 23, 2022
Week 4 - People want to help, but sometimes don't
Apparently, it takes 28 days to break a habit. Well, I'm past 28 days, though as one friend pointed out, my drinking was a pretty big...
- Dec 16, 2022
Week 3 - More struggles as reality kicks in, and how benefits have helped
I'm a bit late this week as I have been really busy. Mostly with hospital appointments, one of which was cancelled when I got there, but...
- Dec 7, 2022
Week 2 - Things are a bit harder and I think about attitudes to alcohol problems
It's been a pretty strange week. There have been a lot of trigger points that would normally have set me off drinking, my brain has been...
- Nov 29, 2022
Week 1 - 5 days & 17 hours sober
This week it has been pretty easy to not drink, but it always is at this stage. Saying that, it's only been a few days since I really...
- Nov 27, 2022
Why am I here writing this?
In November 2022, I saw a consultant at my local hospital for a chat about my liver, and how it's been affected by my drinking. I was...
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