Reflections from the underground, part 1
Bipolar Alcoholism I once self-medicated with alcohol but now have 13 years of sobriety. I’m a 57 yr old mother of 3 with 2 grandsons. Thirty-eight years have been spent as the wife of a saint. I’m a daughter, sister, friend, teacher, mentor, and colleague. Many people have been affected by my soul sickness. Besides social ineptitude, I have suffered from denial which presented a barrier for many years to accessing care, sobriety, and finding interpersonal healing. In the last 18 years, I’ve been on 10 medications, now fine-tuned to 3. Honing my insight, I’m at my healthiest yet with … More
