"Blackout"

“The need to hold onto booze was primal. Drinking had saved me. When I was a child trapped in loneliness, it gave me escape. When I was a teenager crippled by self-consciousness, it gave me power. When I was a woman unsure of her worth, it gave me courage. When I was lost, it gave me the path: that way, toward the next drink and everywhere it leads you. When I triumphed, it celebrated with me. When I cried, it comforted me. And even in the end, when I was tortured by all that it had done to me, it gave me oblivion.
Quitting is often an accumulation. Not caused by a single act but a thousand. Drops fill the bucket, until one day the bucket tips.”

  • an excerpt from “Blackout” written by Sarah Hepola
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‘Crippled by self-consciousness’. That’s how the f’r wormed it’s way into my life.
Day 75 and confidence/determination has replaced the self-consciousness and booze. I’ve been to rock bottom and climbing out of that pit gives you back the things the booze tricks us into believing only it can give us.

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Oh, wow. Brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing. Looks like a must-read.

Awesome quote that captures addiction perfectly. Drinking was definitely my happiness in the days that had none.

Even when things were great, it was still the only pasttime I looked forward to. Thanks for sharing.

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Excellent quote and I can totally relate, I loved that book but its VERY scary too!

I think I had that book on s request list but removed it. Maybe I should add it again. I was just afraid it would depress me.

It’s not the happiest book, but it made me feel less alone in my journey.