Tag: alcoholism

Once you’ve decided to stop drinking, one of the struggles you may face in sobriety is what to tell friends and family about your new lifestyle. You would expect people close to you to be supportive of you giving up alcohol. But in some cases,…

It’s a nice dream – no detox or rehab. Not having to sweat and have horrible nightmares. No having to deal with anyone. A nice taper from alcohol, just by cutting down a little at a time. Sorry to burst the bubble. In my experience,…

As the subtitle suggests, Drink, by Ann Dowsett Johnston, is focused on the various ways in which women enter into problematic relationships with alcohol. With chapters covering the insidious rise of booze in women’s cultural conscience, the reasons that lead to over-consumption in females, insights…