Drowning in Alcohol Culture
Sobriety

Drowning in Alcohol Culture

ByAlicia @ Soberish

Alcohol is everywhere. It permeates our culture. It’s in advertisements, movies, literature, our yoga classes (which still baffles me). Before I started getting serious about sobriety, I hadn’t really noticed because it was so ingrained into my everyday life. Of course we can find it in all the old familiar places: bars, clubs, restaurants. But it doesn’t end there. We’ve got book clubs with wine. Baby showers with wine. Painting classes with wine. Concerts in the park. With wine. We are constantly being inundated with the idea that we need alcohol to have fun, socialize, kick back, or function successfully.

Alcohol is Giving You Anxiety And It’s Going To Get Worse
Alcohol & Your Body

Alcohol is Giving You Anxiety And It’s Going To Get Worse

ByAlicia @ Soberish

With each relapse I’ve had since June 2016, I’m always reminded the next day that my brain is at odds with alcohol. The effects range. I may wake up with the shakes and feeling like I might jump out of my skin, heart racing, and mind a jumbled mess. It is also possible that I will wake up feeling incredibly depressed and have to dig deep just to get out of bed and wash or eat. Sometimes I wake up feeling wound up. I bounce off the walls and want to go, go, go!

Why the Jekyll and Hyde routine? There are two answers to that question…

The Myth of Moderation
Sobriety

The Myth of Moderation

ByAlicia @ Soberish

At some point in your sobriety journey, you have probably tried (and failed) to moderate your drinking. This is a common thread among all of us. But why? Why can’t we moderate?