Bonus Sunday post. Out of curiosity, I did a google search and a Facebook search under the term “sober punks.” I didn’t find much, except a thought-provoking article from 2008 on sober spaces within the punk community. The article brought up a good point: “Within the punk and anarchist scenes there are many activities that …
Tag: addiction
Dark Days Gone Lighter
In 2008, I was at a stalemate with my life. I had a job with a publishing company and was on meds for depression and back pain. The back pain had been real once, but became a syndrome and a cycle that was soon all in my head, like I became my back pain, instead …
Sharing Gritty Life Stories (That One Person, Part 2)
I recently went to a training for my part-time job. It was based on working with homeless and mentally ill people, both demographics I work with. The day before the training, I wrote a blog about how I write, even though it’s hard to put myself out there, because I want to help that one person. …
Addiction Takes One More at 27
I’ve just read Russell Brand’s moving tribute to Amy Winehouse. It resonated with me for many reasons. I have a couple of friends who struggle with addiction and I have my own personal stories as well (another time, another place). It never goes away, in my opinion. It’s always lurking. And when you have friends …
Drugs and Creativity: A Myth Perpetuated by the Masses
There is an assumption floating around. An assumption that creative people need to do a lot of drugs. But (enter celebrity name) did drugs and was fine, you say. OK. There are some people that defy logic. Like Keith Richards or Mick Jagger, who probably have heroin for blood and are somehow pickled and preserved …
Existential Crisis
My head is spinning in some crazy orbit and I can’t hold it in my hands, it keeps getting away from me. There is no nightmare, only reality, as the sun shines through the window and I sit on my couch hitting my head with my hand over and over again not feeling a thing …