Today marks a year since I started writing this blog - and what a year it has been! So this blog post isn't like my usual kind of blog post. This is a post about the people that had an enormous say in me surviving alcoholism. The people who never gave up on me, even … Continue reading Addiction And Your Family – Your Pain Is My Pain →

So, we are heading towards that time of year again. The time of year that almost everyone looks forward to. Where we celebrate with family and friends. Work parties are in full swing. And every other advert on TV is cheap booze on sale.  Yes, It’s almost Christmas! My drinking ruined many Christmases for my … Continue reading Christmas in Recovery →

I know full well how sneaky, conniving and unpredictable addiction can be. So I know I must always be on my toes. I can never let myself become complacent. A craving can come completely out of the blue or be attached to my emotions, but it can also be brought on by change. Changes to … Continue reading I Will Not Be Caged By My Recovery →

As I’m sure most of you are aware, today is world mental health day. It’s brilliant how much everyone is talking about this cause. It's all-over social media and television - more so than I can ever remember in the past. I know what it’s like for your own head to be your worst enemy. … Continue reading World Mental Health Day – Talking Does Save Lives! →

Why me? That is the question an alcoholic or addict will always ask themselves but never get a definitive answer. Well, at least I used to ask myself that question all the time. Why can’t I drink like a normal person? Why can’t I take and leave alcohol like my mates? What Is wrong with … Continue reading Why Me? The Addicts Question With No Answer…… →

This very day three years ago I vowed to never drink again. A vow I had made countless times before and had broken. But this time something was different. For the first time in recovery, I was able to accept all the things that I would normally use as excuses to drink. I accepted that … Continue reading 3 Years Sober Today!!! 3 Years that have saved my life….. →

It can be so easy to try and rush your recovery from alcohol addiction. It’s a mistake I made many times. I just wanted to be ‘normal’ again as quickly as possible. I wanted to click my fingers, never drink again and forget about my alcoholic past completely! Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that. My … Continue reading Recovery is a Journey not a Destination →

Its not uncommon to hear someone say, ‘I’m always the last one standing at a party’. For me, during my late teens, the party would just be the start of an almost sleepless bender. I wish I'd realised back then that I was showing all the signs of an addict. I never wanted the party … Continue reading Nothing Is Ever Enough! →

Last Friday I had some unbelievable news. News that I would never have dreamed possible just a few years ago. News that, if I’m honest, still hasn’t sunk in properly. I had an ultrasound on my liver and for the first time in years my liver was NOT fatty and not particularly oversized. Granted, it … Continue reading A Big ‘Result’ for my Recovery! →

I literally couldn’t tell you how many times I relapsed on my journey to sobriety. Time and time again I would be given another chance to stay sober after a detox or rehab. And time and time again I would eventually reach for that bottle. Sometimes I would hold out for just a couple of … Continue reading Relapsing – Don’t make the mistakes I did! →