"The clearer my thinking became the crazier people appeared. That wasn't what I'd bargained for when I decided to give up champagne. I figured I would stop drinking and everyone would automatically be great to me. Boy, was I wrong. On top of that, I still wasn't so great to them, either.
I was a sober mess. Instead of waking up the next morning in the same clothes I'd had on the day before, I woke up with no desire to put on any clothes, or get out of bed, see anyone, do anything, or even express myself creatively anymore. I didn't want to talk to anybody or, God forbid, listen to my own rationalizations anymore. I knew I was back from the grave but I had no place to go. Even my own shadow seemed embarrassed to hang around.
Early sobriety is hell. "
~Richard Lewis, from The Other Great Depression
If you're interested in recovery literature, honest memoirs, or good stand up comedy , I recommend this book highly. It's currently in the remainder bin at Amazon:
Always liked that guy. But man does he look like holy hell now!
ReplyDeleteLodo, he could look like the crypt keeper and I'd still think he's beautiful; his book fell into my lap just in time to help save my life.
ReplyDeleteDamn! Well, now he's got an even bigger fan in me.
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