The Clear Horizon

From oblivion of alcoholism into the light of sobriety

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  • Gaming as craving Relief

    Be it Instagram, Facebook or other Social Media: They all have one thing in common with alcohol: They trigger our reward system with cues and cravings. The question is, how can you get by these cravings as a substitute for alcohol? I found out that uninstalling my social media accounts helped me a lot to Read more

  • And then it all went over the top

    After a couple of years, I felt it was time to get rid of the feeling of having no proper qualification (in teacher education, you were only deemed as “qualified” once you had both degrees of teacher education, at least if you want to work in a public school, and I wanted to get out Read more

  • Procrastinating through college – or: Who needs a Future anyways?

    After I finished my Abitur (Giving you the permission to study at a university) I did my substitute service instead of military service (which, no doubt, included as much drinking as having been a soldier would have). This is a fuzzy era, I only know that I hated this time and took every opportunity to Read more