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ALCOHOL

BY: LIZ HARDIE

Alcohol, I have a like, hate relationship with it

Many don’t understand my feelings on this and frankly I don’t give a shit

It made people hurt me physically and mentally, ruined relationships and my life in many ways

Caused many nights of pain, tears, loss of self-respect, self-confidence, sleepless nights, no sleep for days

Alcohol can take a hold of a person and refuse to let go

If that person isn’t strong enough, they change, turn into people we no longer know

Alcohol changes people, not everyone, but many that I’ve known

I do believe, that to a point, when alcohol is heavily consumed, true colors are shown

Alcohol turned so many of my loved ones into dark, ugly people

Monsters who mentally and physically hurt me, just so evil

I was unable to compete with it, why should I have had to

Some would think a drink would never be as important as someone who loves you

Drinking, in excess, reminds me too much of hate, fights, anger, sadness

A social drink they would not partake in, they refused to admit alcohol was their weakness

Alcohol, I like you but I absolutely hate and despise you as well

I’ve had many great many memories with you but also times when life was a living hell