Really nice post. Thanks for sharing it. I too need to write it. It's really crucial. If I don't, I get unhappy, I get stressed, I get anxious, I snap at people, get really irritable. It's not good. At a bare minimum I need to journal, but often writing some fiction or non-fiction can be ... not helpful..., just as therapeutic, cathartic, if not more so.
In two weeks, I will have been sober from 5 years. My anxiety and depression haven't gone away but they are much more manageable. I relate to this essay.
Hey tony, 5 years, wow. That is enough time to really see the difference not drinking can make. I'm glad to hear the anxiety and depression are better. Did you discover anything that surprised you about yourself after you got sober? Thanks for letting me know you related to my essay ☺️
Really nice post. Thanks for sharing it. I too need to write it. It's really crucial. If I don't, I get unhappy, I get stressed, I get anxious, I snap at people, get really irritable. It's not good. At a bare minimum I need to journal, but often writing some fiction or non-fiction can be ... not helpful..., just as therapeutic, cathartic, if not more so.
In two weeks, I will have been sober from 5 years. My anxiety and depression haven't gone away but they are much more manageable. I relate to this essay.
Hey tony, 5 years, wow. That is enough time to really see the difference not drinking can make. I'm glad to hear the anxiety and depression are better. Did you discover anything that surprised you about yourself after you got sober? Thanks for letting me know you related to my essay ☺️
Another great reminder for the road poet balancing the Jambalaya of social rituals and its masks