Addiction
The Day I Admitted I Had a Problem
The quiet moment of realisation. Not a dramatic rock bottom — pouring wine into a coffee mug so the kids wouldn't notice. The performance of being fine.
The quiet moment of realisation. Not a dramatic rock bottom — pouring wine into a coffee mug so the kids wouldn't notice. The performance of being fine.
Loneliness, identity crisis, the strange grief of losing your worst habit. Three years without a drink and the things that surprised me most.
Relapse isn't failure. I relapsed twice before it stuck. What actually helped me get back up — and what I wish people had told me the first time.