I have struggled in the past with alcohol. It was my go to in order to cope with things. I knew things were getting bad and I had to take charge of the situation. My family had no idea that my drinking was bad. My awaking moment was when I drank so much and had a one night stand. I was not one to do things like this. I just gave up drinking and I haven't had a drink in 7 years.
My past struggle weighs on my mind because I watch someone i know go through the same thing. I see this person basically waste away before my eyes. I can tell them how much using isn't really helping them, but in the end they will only stop when they want to. I know how much they are hurting. I can see it. The pain is visible. I wish I knew how to get through to them and get them to see the light. Get them to understand that there are other ways to cope. My biggest fear is that sometime soon I will find out the worst has happened. I hope that someone is able to get through to them before then.
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~~Eleanor Roosevelt
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