Tag: Alcohol
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Sober January? Sober 2021?
Well let’s give this a try again: sobriety. Despite the wonderful success of Sober September I took up drinking again in October and I’ve drank every day since. Part of this was justified (in the grasping-for-straws way us alcoholics are exceedingly good at); as a UPS worker dealing with the holidays I did whatever I…
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Adderall Sucks
Lessons from taking Adderall at work
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Hangxiety Sucks
Tips for dealing with hangxiety.
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Substance-Free September Sucks: Books and Boredom
Getting lost in books to not be bored and drink
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Alcoholism Sucks: The Slow Descent
So it’s 3:20 a.m. and I’m pounding my seventh beer. I feel slightly better about life but not quite okay with it. It’s a struggle to drink enough to feel okay with life but not drink too much to lose your mind to the drunken haze. And with every drunken day that passes that line…
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Cops Finding You Illegally Camping In the Woods Sucks
Something about cops finding you in the woods (illegally) and hauling you to a mental institution at 8 a.m.
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Lyme Disease Sucks…Or COVID? Or…Huh?
The week degrades even further as I’m off work until my COVID results come in…
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Long Distance Drunk
Drinking all day is a bad idea.
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My Parents Suck
Parents mess their kids up, sometimes even without realizing they’re doing so.
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Quitting Drinking Sucks
Not drinking is hard.