Recovery

For the families of alcoholics, life can become unbearable. I grew up in an alcoholic home, which quite probably set the …

Tehran, 1975 A little blonde boy steps out of a limousine into the heat and bustle of the city’s Grand Bazaar. …

‘I wasted time and now doth time waste me’. Now there’s a cheerful thought to begin or end your day on. …

A shorter post today, as I had a shitty day which left me feeling low and anxious and edgy. Lucky, therefore, …

Since I started this journal a number of people have messaged me, saying that these posts have caused to them to …

Before my entire life went down the pan and got flushed away into the sewer never to be seen again, thoughts …

Being genuinely homeless, which is to say having to sleep in public areas without option, is an enervating but, for me …

Relapsing is part of addiction and, some would argue, part of recovery too. Of course, that’s not an excuse to immediately …

‘Hi, I’m Nick and I’m an alcoholic’. I’ve said these words at countless AA meetings over the last two years, and …