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Author Archives: djrutland
The Perils Of Alcohol Addiction
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
Thoughts From A Recovering Alcoholic
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
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
New Years And Beyond Sobriety Check-In
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
Posted in addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Health, inspiration, Personal Thoughts, Recovery
Tagged addiction, alcohol, booze, christmas, health, inspiration, recovery, sober
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1+ Month Sober And Counting The Check In
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
Posted in addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Health, inspiration, Personal Thoughts, Recovery, writing
Tagged addiction, alcohol, booze, health, inspiration, journey, misuse, recovery
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Kicking Alcohol Out For Good
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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Tagged alcohol, detox, health, inspiration, life, recovery, sober, story
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Journey – Hand In Hand
<——– (The Beginning) … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, games, Playstation 4
Tagged beautiful, experience, Games, Gaming, journey, playstation, ps4, psn, thatgamecompany
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Journey – The Beginning
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
Posted in Entertainment, games, Gaming, Playstation 4
Tagged beautiful, experience, Games, Gaming, journey, playstation, ps4, thatgamecompany
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Relapse Revisited
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
Movie/TV Time: Halo: Nightfall Part 3 “Gods Of The Damned”
<——- 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
Posted in Entertainment, films, movies, Movies/Films, Reviews/Retrospective
Tagged 343, dvd, films, halo, microsoft, movies, nightfall, review, thoughts
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