“The blackouts were horrible. It was hideous to let those nights slide into a crack in the ground. But even scarier was to take responsibility for the mess I’d made. Even scarier was to remember your own life.”Tagged: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse
“Alcohol was an escalating madness, and the blackout issue was the juncture separating two kinds of drinking. One kind was a comet in your veins. The other kind left you sunken and cratered, drained of all light.”Tagged: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse
“Be kind to drunk people, for every one of them is fighting an enormous battle.”Tagged: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse
“Sobriety has a way of sorting out your friendships. They begin to fall into two categories: people you feel comfortable being yourself with—and everyone else.”Tagged: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse
“Sometimes people drift in and out of your life, and the real agony is fighting it. You can gulp down an awful lot of seawater, trying to change the tides.”Tagged: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse