by Liz | Jul 10, 2020 | Addict, Alcoholic, Amends, Anorexic, Apology, Asking Why, I'm sorry, Long-Term Sobriety, Love Addiction, Lying, Making Shit Up, Recovery, Relationships, Sober, Sobriety
When I was active in my addictions, almost every time I spoke, I was lying. At the same time, I know I started lying before I was an active addict. I can trace my lying back to before I took my first drink. But WHY?!?! Lying was a survival technique. Just like my...
by Liz | Sep 7, 2019 | Addict, Alcoholic, Anorexic, Clean Time, Long-Term Sobriety, Recovered, Recovering, Recovery, Sober, Sobriety
Are you sober? Recovered? Recovering? Clean? Abstinent? What’s the difference between these? Do you think these labels matter? I don’t. If you’ve read any of my previous stuff, you’ve probably noticed that I’m not hung up on labels. Other...
by Liz | Jun 3, 2019 | Addict, Alcoholic, Anonymity, Anorexia, Anorexic, Clean Time, Long-Term Sobriety, Recovery, Sober, Sobriety, Women
I had mild delirium tremens (DTs) when I quit drinking. Nothing that I needed to be hospitalized for. Back in the olden days, when I got sober, sweet things to eat were at all the meetings and encouraged by people with long-term sobriety to help people in new sobriety...