When Alcohol Leaves, Food Takes Over: Understanding Recovering Alcoholic Eating Disorder Maybe you’ve found yourself in a new kind of struggle after putting down the bottle. The alcohol is gone, but now food has taken its place as something you’re constantly thinking about, controlling, or avoiding. Or perhaps you’ve realized that your drinking and your […]
If you’re reading this, you might be feeling stuck, watching alcohol dull the sharp edges of your day only to find the darkness creeping back even stronger. Perhaps you’re wondering if the sadness leads to the drinking, or if the drinking is making the sadness worse. It’s a heavy place to be, and you’re not […]
You might find yourself reaching for a drink to quiet the anxious thoughts, to numb the sadness that feels too heavy, or to push away the restlessness that keeps you awake at night. For a while, it might even feel like it works – a temporary escape, a moment of peace. But then, the next […]