The Clear Horizon

From oblivion of alcoholism into the light of sobriety

sobriety

  • My recovery is political after all…

    I try to be as little politcal as possible in this blog, yes. I will not blame political right or left, nor do I want to nameshame certain politicians or spread political views. But I would like to comment on certain developments, political and societal, which really tick me off in terms of having turned… Read more

  • Putting theoretical plans into Action – What is the Way?

    It’s always the same: You think you have closed a topic and then you try to clean up and find another loose end and you want to discard it. Upon picking it up, it unwinds an old and a new story… So, what happened: Well, actually it’s what happened before: I made up my mind… Read more

  • 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: What did I do? What happened? What is the takeaway? What has future in stock? I parked my car on a lonely parking lot. I put in my earplugs and listened to music that I have always associated with melancholy or melancholic memories. I shut my… Read more