recovery
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My mind normally hates idleness, because it forces thoughts into my mind that may spiral out of control. I discussed that earlier. But being at the sea and finding solace in the sublime and infinity of the horizon gives my mind rest to find productivity in idleness: Ever heard of Thomas Ligotti? No? Well, you… Read more
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It wasn’t the stress that made me drink more than before in the COVID – era. This is an interesting insight, because I always thought that I had a very stressful time during COVID. Yes, it was stressful. I had a lot of remote home schooling, I had shifts of emergency childcare at the school… Read more
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Will I ever find an end in this journey? Probably not. The good thing about this, though, is the fact that I have control of the pace and the length of this journey. As far as I am concerned, there is still a lot to dive into, and the road is still a long and… Read more
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Fast For…what? Those of you familiar with the notion “cassette player”, “VCR” or other mechano-audiovisual devices will remember a button which was called the Fast Forward Button. For those who have not grown up to use these relics of times long past: It was meant to give you the opportunity to quickly – or, fast… Read more
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A complicated title to this blog. What I mean is the following: Remember the seemingly nonsensical BS I wrote yesterday? Very good. If your brain works like mine (which is not very probable) you might even make sense of the Mumbo-Jumbo I wrote yesterday. And that was only the practical application. Today I would like… Read more
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Ok, this headline is of course addressed to myself, not you as a reader. Please, if you have taken offense, I must say sorry. Well, why AM I actually concerned about putting more effort into ADHD than Recovery? Well, I think the underlying problem is that ADHD tends to distract me from core problems to… Read more
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It’s interesting how some expressions tend to trigger certain reactions or the urge to alter mindsets. As soon as I post something on this site, one of the tags that are suggested is “self improvement”. Now, I have discussed that topic, but it keeps coming back to me every now and then. The first question… Read more
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I have now been diagnosed with ADHD for a week, and yesterday was the definite and final diagnosis result interview. If I am going into medication, more coaching, psycho education or whatever it will be, I don’t know as of now. But I know one thing for sure: I will be trying to find different… Read more
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This may sound like a no-brainer, but in my opinion and my experience, it is not so easy finding THE right community. I have tried different approaches, but none has been so successful like my most recent attempt, which, actually, I was getting into couple of weeks ago, but only now I actually realized the… Read more
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Although it has not been 6 full months of complete sobriety, the beginning of my journey started actually with cutting back (severely) on my drinking. In this post, I will have a look at the quantitative and qualitative aspects of my recovery journey and what implications the results of this recap have for my future… Read more
The Clear Horizon 