Author Archives: djrutland

The Perils Of Alcohol Addiction

Posted on April 17, 2018 by djrutland

It is a strange feeling when you finally admit to yourself that you have a problem. It is only recently that I managed to admit it to myself that I had come to rely on alcohol once again to get … Continue reading →

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Thoughts From A Recovering Alcoholic

Posted on August 5, 2017 by djrutland

It took a while to pluck up the courage to write this but a conversation with a friend of mine unwittingly saying how they hated alcoholics added an extra push to get back to writing. The strides I thought I … Continue reading →

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The State Of Play So Far: Aspergers And Me

Posted on May 12, 2016 by djrutland

At lot seems to have been happening as of late. My continued alcohol abstinence and something new has been added to the mix such as being diagnosed with aspergers syndrome. While I was given the diagnosis not too long ago, … Continue reading →

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New Years And Beyond Sobriety Check-In

Posted on January 8, 2016 by djrutland

  Happy new year everyone! Well here we are, 2016 and the continuing journey of alcohol abstinence! This is my 2 month check-in and we start the year as we mean to go on, sober, clean and healthy. The first … Continue reading →

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1+ Month Sober And Counting The Check In

Posted on December 11, 2015 by djrutland

  Hello again and here we are, somewhere that even a month ago seemed light-years away. I have made it to my first month of sobriety. The strangest thing is how different this feels to my first prolonged dry period, … Continue reading →

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Kicking Alcohol Out For Good

Posted on November 17, 2015 by djrutland

Now I have been dry for just over a week now I thought it might be useful to write about my experiences from detoxing off alcohol, and how this has changed me for the better. Now I had been waiting … Continue reading →

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Journey – Hand In Hand

Posted on July 29, 2015 by djrutland

<——–  (The Beginning)                                                                           … Continue reading →

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Journey – The Beginning

Posted on July 26, 2015 by djrutland

Staring off into the distance, I could never imagine where this journey of mine would take me. The shining light at the peak of that lone mountain top seems so far away, would I ever reach it? No matter what, … Continue reading →

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Relapse Revisited

Posted on July 22, 2015 by djrutland

Here we are again, Alcohol Addiction rearing its ugly head leading to an almighty relapse. I had heard about how its harder to recover the 2nd time from dependency (and the 3rd, 4th etc) they weren’t kidding! Think of it … Continue reading →

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Movie/TV Time: Halo: Nightfall Part 3 “Gods Of The Damned”

Posted on April 19, 2015 by djrutland

<——- Part 2 “We didn’t know it yet, but he was right, we were gods, gods of the damned” I’ll just let that quote sink in, it’s just awful. They do seem to be damned alright, with the writing on … Continue reading →

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