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Tag: sobriety

Corkboard

Got a corkboard the size of a dining table painted one side of the frame bright yellow the face to … More

addiction, alcohol, detox, drug abuse, drugs, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, recovery, rehab, sobriety, writing

Little Wins

(thought I’d do a positive post instead of my usual depressing drivel) Friday evening: You are in bed in your … More

blogging, Dry January, gratitude, lit mag, love, magazine, poetry, positivity, publishing, readers, sobriety, Success, support, thank you!, writing

200416: Anything, Honest

“The hands of a clock run in only one direction.” Text from South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki … More

art, blah, books, collage, colour, creativity, fiction, inspiration, Murakami, photography, poetry, quotes, sobriety, writing

The Day of Rest

Overheard in McDonald’s. Guy 1: Isn’t this quite a rough area? Guy 2: Yeah, a 22 year old got stabbed … More

alcohol, bipolar, borderline, conversation, dialogue, drugs, fuck it, life, mental health, psychology, psychopaths, recovery, sobriety

Wonky Wednesdays

“Hell is empty And all the devils are here.” – The Tempest, I.ii.215-6 God, I fucking love The Tempest, it really is … More

addiction, art, depression, diary, drugs, love, poetry, quotation, recovery, relapse, self harm, sex, shakespeare, sobriety, suicide, writing

Just Because (updates & new art)

3 weeks sober (only 3?! – feels like forever, and not in a good way) I’ve had a really mixed … More

art, celebrity, creativity, depression, drawing, family, life, mental health, opinion, poetry, projects, self portrait, sobriety, suicide, writing

Frazzled

“Love is merely a madness; and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen … More

AA, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, anxiety, bipolar, blogging, BPD, confusion, depression, diary, madness, plays, quotations, quotes, sad, shakespeare, sober, sobriety

121015

First day of rehabilitation and detoxification Yesterday I looked after my niece and nephew in the morning, which was lovely … More

AA, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, anxiety, bipolar, blog, blogging, borderline, BPD, change, depression, diary, drinking, drugs, ffs, journal, life, pubs, sober, sobriety, strength

Again

I’ve got to quit drinking. Again. Too many people have told me so: family, friends, acquaintances, psychiatrist, GP, social worker, liaison officer, strangers, … More

#655321, AA, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, anxiety, borderline, change, depression, drugs, heartbreak, help, recovery, sad, sobriety, suicide

God is a DJ

I’m so sorry. To you, to myself, to my friends, to my family. I crumbled. I caved. I’m writing this … More

#655321, AA, alcohol, alcoholism, anxiety, bipolar, borderline, BPD, death, depression, diary, drug addiction, drugs, fear, heartbreak, help me, music, paranoia, relapse, sobriety, suicidal, suicide, writing

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