Back On Dry Land - My Journey Begins

Back On Dry Land

Almost 500 days ago, on 20th April 2019, I had my last alcoholic drink. I'd tried to convince myself so often before that I wouldn't drink again - usually when in the grip of the deep anxiety that increasingly accompanied my frequent hangovers - but for the first time I had planned meticulously, over many months, for this moment. I was prepared, determined and ready to take a different path, and unlike on previous occasions there would be no turning back, and no stumble back to my prior course, one that was leading me ever more certainly towards an anxious life full of pain and confusion.

Sixteen months later I am convinced I have made an irreversible decision, and as I knew deep down it would be it has turned out to be one of the very best I have ever made. When you've devoted yourself as enthusiastically as I had for thirty long years to a life centred around alcohol, it takes considerable time to start resurfacing again with a clear mind. But now I am firmly back on dry land, no longer in drink-tossed seas, and ready to share my experiences and advice. I know there are many, many people on the path I left, and now I also know there are kindred spirits on my new road too. For anyone who needs to change their life for the better, or is inquisitive about what lies down that other fork but not yet ready to take it, please let me tell you my story. I will post a short blog every day - sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes about the turbulent past, sometimes about the calmer present, and sometimes about the epic journey from one to the other. I will answer any questions, share any advice, and hold any hands along the way. It's a voyage that has been full of discovery and revelation, and after 500 days I am ready to share it with you.