The Clear Horizon

From oblivion of alcoholism into the light of sobriety

sobriety

  • AI, creativity and sobriety

    Here’s a controversial topic I have delayed dealing with in a long time: Is there a possibility to incorporate AI into the therapeutic approach to sobriety and ADHD (yes) and/or creativity (also yes, but…) Well, I know that AI as such is a very hot iron to discuss and I won’t discuss the trade-offs concerning… Read more

  • Community; like minded people, same disorder, different core – exchange as best form of Therapy

    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

  • Recap of 6 months of cutting back and quitting – what are my takeaways from the past for the next 6 months (+)

    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

  • Materialism

    Your worth in this world is more or less measured by your value. That is – mostly, at least in capitalist oriented societies – a reality: You are what you own. Success is something measured by wealth. At least that is something we tend to believe. I don’t want to discuss political or societal philosophies… Read more

  • How Winter deceived me – or did it actually…?

    I can remember the times when I used to blame everything on anybody or everything that felt fit to be standing in my way of success: I blamed my job and the injustice inflicted to me by others, so I had a reason to drink. I blamed my bad mood on my wife and kids,… Read more

  • After half a year of cutting back and sobriety – Am I bulletproof yet?

    The longer I work on my sobriety, the more loose ends come up of which I sometimes have the feeling that it all is either too much to work on, or that it is too much I think I need to do to have a successful recovery. But is all that really necessary? A two… Read more

  • Being strict with sobriety but not with other addictive behaviour

    Something that has been on my mind for a while now is the question why it seems to be no bigger issue for me to deal with other habit loops and/or addictive behavior in a moderate and sensible way while with alcohol I can’t. I won’t get into too much detail for toxic habits and/or… Read more

  • Should we cry more? Cont‘d

    I finally mustered the courage to do it. So: Until next time, take one step at a time and don’t lose the faith in yourself. Read more

  • Why sobriety engagement is meaningful

    My first thought was: Great, I have enough time to redirect my energy I used with drinking into something useful: Let’s find an engagement to fill the gap. Well, yes. Partly true, but only partly. In the time of the Pink Cloud, that felt pretty straightforward and it had the shine of something to dive… Read more

  • Why being nasty sometimes feels very good

    Okay. Actually, the heading is pretty click-baity, but there is a certain truth in the statement which I wanted to elaborate on a bit. The situation was that I needed to make my way through a one way and a car blocked my way and the driver talked to the passengers who just exited the… Read more