AA OLD-TIMERS AND THE STIGMA OF RELAPSE
We’re pretty excited about this. No, really. We are!
For most of us, our recovery journey will have crossed paths with AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). And you can be pretty sure in any discussion there will be folk who love them, and folk that, er, aren’t so sure! But that’s okay.
Recovery is a very personal thing. Love ’em or hate ’em, AA is a big deal for many of us.
Today we’re exploring these thoughts, with the help of renowned author and recovering drug addict, Amy Dresner, who has kindly allowed us to publish her article on AA, initially featured in The Fix.
A TICKET TO ME.
I can buy a ticket to ME… And enjoy the journey, however long it takes… and I can take the punches along the…
TUNE IN TO THE COME UP PODCAST PLAYLIST!
We’re dead chuffed to feature a rocking new playlist by our friends across the pond in Madison (WI), USA – Nathan, Fred &…
HOPE OVER DENIAL.
I was adopted and brought up in a loving family. I grew up with three brothers and sisters, a mum and a dad.…
HERE TO THERE.
My journey into Drugs wasn’t like the ones I usually hear about, for me it wasn’t fun, exciting, or to fit in. My…
INSTEAD I PRAY
Yes lots to say to you, Days you don’t know you get me through Thinking sometimes I was go-ing to self-harm But you…
THE RIVER.
Through the humid Air the river roars. Memories tumble, eddy and role. The cries of people having fun catch the breeze In here,…
ON LEAVING.
The last thing I saw was the blue, the green and the clouds. The last thing I heard was the wind, the cows…
AFFECTED BY HEROIN.
My Guts Twist And Turn, Guilt Racks My Brain, If Only, If Only, My Constant Refrain The Baby I Once Held, My Son,…
LITTLE STEPS.
Ive been an addict for most of my adult life in one way or another, everything I did, I did to the extreme.…
SID’S STORY.
I moved up to Leeds from London in the Autumn of 2015. My drinking and using had wrecked my life. Because of over…
REACH FOR THE STARS.
Reach for the stars they said, Always try to aim higher, But they never said it would burn, Those fuckers are on fire,…
SPINNING AROUND
Hamster Wash Hamster Spinning Round and round I wonder why he hasn’t drowned? Round and round Fuzzy blur Dizzy hamster Soggy fur Soapy rodent…
STOP. BREATHE. PRAY.
I’m Genuinely fucked in the head, I am. The voice is loud And I’m not so proud of what Bounces around in there.…
