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We fail. We stand up. We try again. We fail again. And then? We improve. Recently I listened to my favourite Podcast, and one of the main statements was: “Framing every failure as a success in progress is neo-liberal toxic positivity”. What to make of it? First, I would remove the bias “neo-liberal”, because I… Read more
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In the wake of trying to quit drinking, I often asked myself the question in what way AI might be a tool or maybe a bad influence on habits and addiction. Of course, depending on what you ask the AI, you will get answers that might just give you the approval that you don’t have… Read more
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Oh, he has cited another self optimization book… I can only imagine the thoughts of some people judging me for using this kind of literature. The problem with self optimization is certainly not self optimization in itself. I think (for myself! Everybody judge for themselves) that hyping self optimization on social media to tweak every… Read more
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I wrote about family, I wrote about habits, I wrote about ADHD. But how does this impact my current state of mind regarding my journey to sobriety? Well, Today I am lying sick on my couch, not being able to do my sports or other activity that normally would regulate my mood and hormone levels… Read more
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I am no Freudian psychoanalyst and I am not a therapist, as I said before. But I think I can identify strong relations between my drinking habits and the way of my socialization in my family. That is of course nothing new, but this insight came so strongly to me after meeting my parents after… Read more
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Interestingly, I have saved a post draft with his headline for a completely different topic weeks ago. That nicely shows me after a longer time of dealing with different topics, how processes, ideas and, yes, mindsets change. It is easier with the right mindset. Now, I will use this post to get into two aspects:… Read more
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“If that stupid colleague hadn’t squealed to the boss, things wouldn’t have just worked out fine and the job would have still been there”, he said, then taking a large draft from his beer. What does this short message (which is made up), tell us? What is so wrong with these forms of dealing with… Read more
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It’s just one of these evenings on which I used to have a drink after work: Stressful appointments, traffic jams, frustrating weather, dark when coming home. The catch: I don’t drink anymore. So, the gloomy and depressive emotions come, and if you don’t have anything to distract you from them, or you don’t want distraction,… Read more
From oblivion of alcoholism into the light of sobriety
The Clear Horizon 