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Tag: drunk

Parapraxis

I worry that you lie awake beside me Listening to me breathe Wondering with whom and where I’ve been And … More

dreams, drunk, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, lit mag, love, poem, poetry, relationships, secrets, truth, writing

Skool

I am still here, in this town that I’ve spent so long trying to leave. I love this city, the … More

alcohol, career, death, diary, dreams, drunk, education, failure, football, fuckup, I'm sorry, life, memories, mental health, mess, school, shame, teachers, teenagers, writing

When Life Gives You Lemons…

…just say, “Fuck the lemons!” and bail. …lose yourself in liquor and literature.

alcohol, books, drunk, go away, life, literature, photo, quotes, reading

Burgers & Rain

I had a memory earlier. Around eight years ago, I was outside The Jazz Cafe on Parkway in the small … More

Camden Council, drunk, homeless, housing crisis, London, memories, preach, short story, wisdom, word up, writing

The Transformation of Passion

At the bus stop outside my godawful girls’ secondary school, where I have stood waiting for so many minutes, for … More

addiction, blah, blast from the past, breakups, change, drugs, drunk, ex's, fuck up, I'm sorry, kids, life, London, love, memories, mental health, mental illness, nostalgia, observations, prose, psychosis, relationships, reminiscing, safe, school, teenagers, teens, time, writing

A Drowsy Numbness Pains

Second day of cold turkey. I feel fucking sick – no food to eat, but too much coffee. I woke … More

#655321, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, Alexander McQueen, beauty, bipolar, books, BPD, coffee and cigarettes, depression, drug addiction, drugs, drunk, drunk af, exhibition, fashion, fiction, films, help, hungover, Keats, LDN, London, museum, new start, pray4me, publishing, reading, self care, smoking, sober

[UPDATE]

This is my life, at the moment (subject to sudden and unexpected change, of course): I had lots of blood … More

addiction, alcohol, anxiety, babies, bipolar, blogging, BPD, drugs, drunk, family, ffs, fuck it, health, help, kill me, luv ma fanzzz, miss you, murder, neurology, on the dole, paranoia, pub grub, sex, suicide, trouble, why why why, writing, wtf

22 & Brave

‘Forever 21’ is almost over. It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m not feeling good about it at all. I’m going … More

abuse, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, binge, bipolar, birthday, BPD, change, drugs, drunk, help, journal, mad sad bad, mistakes, pain, Paris, personality disorder, recovery, rock and roll, running away, sex, stress, thinking, why, why why why, writing, wtf

Easter Sunday

As usual, I have been thinking about who I am. I was just sitting up on the roof, looking at … More

AA, addiction, alcoholic, anxiety, bipolar, bipolar disorder, blah, borderline, BPD, Christianity, crisis, death, depression, drunk, Easter, existence, existentialism, fuckedup, help, J H C, kill me, life, meta, philosophy, psychosis, quandary, scared, suicidal, suicide, thinking, why, why why why, whyyyyyyy, writing, wtf

mad, bad, sad girl

After 46 days booze-free, yesterday I got blind drunk and I am not pleased about it at all. I don’t … More

alcohol, alcoholic, anxiety, bad habits, bipolar, blackout, BPD, depression, drinking, drunk, memory loss, mess, party, scared, shame, sober, sobriety, why, why why why, whyyyyyyy, wtf

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