Just wow... your honesty and vulnerability here is powerful! How proud your wife and family must be..sobriety yes, but your raw, personal details are helping and healing to others; those who may need a nudge. So well written, Roscoe!
Thank you, Joan. I appreciate your support and I'm always excited to read your comments.
My wife has told me she's proud of me and thankfully, we can look back and laugh about such incidents. But the reality is, it was a worrying time. Grateful to be out of it now 🙏
Yeah the crispness of the beer was a slippery slope for me too, especially on a summers day. But I also liked the tipsy feeling, and would loved to have stayed teetering on its edge. But unfortunately as you said, I just would lose control, the tipsy a lubricant on a slide to very drunk.
I once tried not drinking but still taking drugs 🙈 It was my way of telling myself I could control my drinking habits. I remember people questioning it but it made so much sense to me that I ploughed on in confidence.
I’d consider myself mostly sober now, after experimenting, I have almost reached a point where I trust myself. The key for me is who I’m with and not letting myself feel tipsy. Basically is with my in-laws and one only with food... for special occasions; birthdays, weddings, Christmas and new year. I have to be very careful not to give more special occasions or I do start making special occasions every time there’s drink. But I don’t know if I’m just kidding myself like the drug situation all over again 🙈
Exactly that! A tiny fraction of a moment, perhaps making it more magical, but then it summons them daemons!
Yeah I can’t do tipsy, it’s a dangerous feeling for me, I’d even say I’m scared of even that feeling now as I know what it causes.
It is something I’m not sure if it’s the case for me… I think setting is so important, I made a rookie of having a real Guinness at the Guinness Storehouse which was too pubby. Oh I could’ve drank all night, but I didn’t, whereas there was a time I would’ve and then sacked off the lift home and worked out where to drink all night… Improvements? Or too risky, I’m on a journey that’s for sure!
Haha oh it’s good to meet someone with my same mindset. I too always found drink again, drugs were fun and all but like you drink is my true issue.
I’m glad you enjoyed my comment, I’m enjoying talking about it with you. Happy Monday, may your week be wonderful and full of good small moments 💚
I feel extremely blessed because I honestly never thought I'd stop drinking. I'm grateful for that moment of clarity and hope that I can help people with my message.
I'm looking forward to checking out your writing on the subject too.
Thank you for your comment, John. Pleased to 'meet' you.
An honest account. Thank you so much for sharing this, Roscoe x
Thank you for reading 🙏
Just wow... your honesty and vulnerability here is powerful! How proud your wife and family must be..sobriety yes, but your raw, personal details are helping and healing to others; those who may need a nudge. So well written, Roscoe!
Thank you, Joan. I appreciate your support and I'm always excited to read your comments.
My wife has told me she's proud of me and thankfully, we can look back and laugh about such incidents. But the reality is, it was a worrying time. Grateful to be out of it now 🙏
Have a wonderful day 🙌
Yeah the crispness of the beer was a slippery slope for me too, especially on a summers day. But I also liked the tipsy feeling, and would loved to have stayed teetering on its edge. But unfortunately as you said, I just would lose control, the tipsy a lubricant on a slide to very drunk.
I once tried not drinking but still taking drugs 🙈 It was my way of telling myself I could control my drinking habits. I remember people questioning it but it made so much sense to me that I ploughed on in confidence.
I’d consider myself mostly sober now, after experimenting, I have almost reached a point where I trust myself. The key for me is who I’m with and not letting myself feel tipsy. Basically is with my in-laws and one only with food... for special occasions; birthdays, weddings, Christmas and new year. I have to be very careful not to give more special occasions or I do start making special occasions every time there’s drink. But I don’t know if I’m just kidding myself like the drug situation all over again 🙈
So poetically put. That summer's day tipsy feeling was almost magical under the spell wore off and it was back to drunken reality.
I loved the tipsiness too but it's unrealistic. It's not an option, for me.
I feel like the special occasion drink gives your mind the green light to sneak back in, but that's just what it would be like for me.
Oh, and I tried the 'only drugs' thing but I abused those too. But I always found my way back to alcohol.
I really loved this comment. If you ever need to chat stuff out, reach out anytime 🙌
Exactly that! A tiny fraction of a moment, perhaps making it more magical, but then it summons them daemons!
Yeah I can’t do tipsy, it’s a dangerous feeling for me, I’d even say I’m scared of even that feeling now as I know what it causes.
It is something I’m not sure if it’s the case for me… I think setting is so important, I made a rookie of having a real Guinness at the Guinness Storehouse which was too pubby. Oh I could’ve drank all night, but I didn’t, whereas there was a time I would’ve and then sacked off the lift home and worked out where to drink all night… Improvements? Or too risky, I’m on a journey that’s for sure!
Haha oh it’s good to meet someone with my same mindset. I too always found drink again, drugs were fun and all but like you drink is my true issue.
I’m glad you enjoyed my comment, I’m enjoying talking about it with you. Happy Monday, may your week be wonderful and full of good small moments 💚
Consider yourself blessed, Roscoe.
You received the gift of that "moment of clarity" when all the cosmic tumblers fall into place
and sobriety is finally unlocked. Many never experience it at all or they do but after irreparable damage.
I applaud your efforts and your story. I've been there and I write about it often.
Continued success and please, keep writing. It will definitely help people.
Regards.
I feel extremely blessed because I honestly never thought I'd stop drinking. I'm grateful for that moment of clarity and hope that I can help people with my message.
I'm looking forward to checking out your writing on the subject too.
Thank you for your comment, John. Pleased to 'meet' you.
Likewise.
Have a great day.