The Response You Deserve
It takes a boldness to say that your brain is sick. That you need help. That you can’t do whatever this is alone anymore.
Topic: addiction
It takes a boldness to say that your brain is sick. That you need help. That you can’t do whatever this is alone anymore.
Nobody knows better than the mother of a heroin addict that stigma breeds death.
My sobriety story isn’t typical. I wasn’t addicted to drugs or pills or alcohol. I wouldn’t say I had an “addiction” at all.
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So while we can’t expect it to be steady and linear, recovery from mental illness is undeniably possible. No matter the number of times we take one step back, there are always steps forward awaiting to be taken.
"National Alcohol Screening Day was started to help individuals assess their drinking and substance use patterns and get connected to resources for treatment and recovery."
The corkscrew, the bottle opener, the twist cap all became a shield. Alcohol began to create a diversion from my depression.
I didn’t seem like an archetypal drunk. I was in my forties, a mother of three who was running her own business.
"In situations like this, I often ask myself, 'What are my choices right now?'"
"These are the resolutions I keep now that I’m in recovery."
Chad Moses recounts his "summer" on the road and shares some of the stories he carried with him.
"You kept living. And there is absolutely nothing in this world that is more beautiful than that."
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