What is Stinking Sober?
Stinking Sober is a blog about recovery and the struggles of staying sober.
Having battled with every kind of addiction for the last 20 years, the only one I find myself left with is alcoholism. It’s a tricky bastard to shake.
I’ve taken a few swings at it – AA, abstinence, courses on addiction, controlled drinking, therapy, the lot. None of them stick.
Addiction is a complex beast and I got to wondering if writing about my own experiences might help me/others understand it a little better.
Anyhow, here goes…
That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen
Charles Bukowski
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