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Rose Tinted Spectacles.

Do you have a pair? I do. Lord knows I have tried to get rid of them a million times, but they just keep on turning up. Almost always when I am at a low point. The old rose tinted spectacles! So powerful, so convincing, so compelling to look through, where everything was golden andContinue reading “Rose Tinted Spectacles.”

The Emotional Rollercoaster

We might be the master of our own thoughts, still we are the slaves of our own emotions ~ Anonymous I have had a humdinger of a few weeks. As I sit down to write this post I still have no idea how to articulate what I am trying to put over. I have anContinue reading “The Emotional Rollercoaster”

Am I an Alcoholic?

Many times I hear people in early recovery ask themselves, or those around them…Am I an Alcoholic? I am going to talk about my own experiences with that very question here. I was a hard drinker from day one. A blackout drinker from the beginning. My drinking was mostly social, I loved going out, IContinue reading “Am I an Alcoholic?”

The Rage of a Borderline

The rage felt by people with Borderline Personality Disorder is as little understood as it is talked about. It is something I personally feel very ashamed of, but by the same token I have accepted that it is as much a part of me as the colour of my hair. Its very easy for thoseContinue reading “The Rage of a Borderline”

My First Blog Post

The most important thing people did for me was to expose me to new things. — Temple Grandin. This is the first post on my new blog. I have thought for a very long time about starting a blog, but here I am! I am only just beginning but I have lots of stories toContinue reading “My First Blog Post”

Who am I?

If you have arrived here, welcome! This is a blog about sobriety and seeking peace whilst living with mental illness. But, who am I?! I have chosen to keep this blog anonymous as I follow the tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous and live a 12 step program. I am a very non-remarkable middle aged woman livingContinue reading “Who am I?”