The Trauma of AUD He called. Exhale. Deep Breath in and hold. I’m quite tired of having conversations in which I spend the entire time double thinking. The first is simple: listening to my son. Engaging. Being present. The second is exhausting:analyzing tone, sentence structure, fact checking,watching the needle on my bullshit detector. And I…
The Alcohol Bardo – Between Detox and Sobriety
Sitting With Uncertainty The Social Worker from the hospital called this afternoon – she wanted to tell me that she had been unsuccessful in her bid to have the doctor order a psychiatric assessment. There was no medical reason for him to stay and he gave all the right answers about being on the right…
My Son Detoxing Alcohol in ICU
Fragile Hope – With Edges I left off with My Guy in the ICU. Yesterday I got up at 4:30 in the morning so that I could take my time getting ready to leave by 6am to get there for 7:30. I didn’t want to rush. I wanted to be calm. I needed to call…
The Next Generation of Alcohol Addiction
What We Still Didn’t See In 2023, I learned that my oldest son had an alcohol addiction. We call it Alcohol Use Disorder now—AUD. It sounds more clinical, more manageable somehow. But there is nothing manageable about watching it take hold of someone you love. I didn’t learn about it gradually. There was no slow…
My Family History of Alcohol Addiction
Over 100 years of alcoholism shaped my family—and for most of my life, we didn’t even see it.
Alcohol Addiction Links
https://elitefoundation.co.in/blog/alcohol-vs-drug-addiction-know-the-difference/ A work in progress.
Alcohol Causes More Overall Harm
Alcohol Causes More Overall Harm than… any. other. drug. We’re taught what to worry about — and what to ignore.But the evidence tells a different story.A major Canadian study found alcohol causes more overall harm than any other drug — including opioids, cocaine, and cannabis. let that sink in. Maybe it’s time to question what…
Never Again.
I don’t often say “what’s the worst that can happen“? I’m not sure why I don’t, but I’ve now firmly landed in the camp that thinks that the question is a challenge to the universe to make sure you find out exactly what the worst that could happen is – especially for those things that…
What’s the Worst that can Happen?
That was the last thing I thought before hitting the delete button. And this is the answer to the question; Start over. So I did. Fresh starts are good right? So, there’s nothing really here at the moment but I hope to get things up and running soon… note the date I said this.