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Before I went to rehab, I went to AA to hear people’s stories. I would listen to people who ended up homeless, all of their “yets” having by then transpired. They talked about shooting up under a bridge, selling themselves, … Continue reading
Posted in what it was like
Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, drinking, meeting, meetings, recovery, rehab, sober, sobriety, trauma
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Cancún
I went to Cancún, Mexico 3 months out of rehab. I had booked the trip with my boyfriend and two friends, impulsively, and there were no refunds. It was low season for tourists, or rather, it was not spring break, … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what it's like now
Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Cancun, drinking, DUI, meetings, Mexico, recovery, sobriety, travel
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stopped working
The other day I heard someone say: “I didn’t come to AA because of the consequences. I came because the party was over.” Last night, at a meeting, the speaker said that her rock bottom wasn’t blacking out every night. … Continue reading
Posted in what it was like
Tagged AA, AA meetings, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, college, consequences, consequences of alcoholism, drinking, meeting, meetings, what it was like
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something spiritual
I’m trying to say something about belonging. About what drinking did for me. About feeling tapped in to human experience. About not feeling alone. It’s about a buzz. About things making me laugh. About not caring. I want to talk … Continue reading
Posted in what it was like
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, drinking, recovery, Santigold, spirituality
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