The sobriety and love section is the one that gets me. The idea that alcohol wasn't just social lubricant: it was plausible deniability. It lets you not-know things you were already knowing. Sober, the ambiguity collapses. Someone touches your arm... And you can't file it under chemistry anymore. You have to decide what to do with the information. That's not just scarier. It's a completely different kind of accountability.
Loved this, "And love gets scarier sober. Nobody tells you that.
Before, alcohol did the heavy lifting. Chemistry was reduced to chemistry. Space became atmosphere. Someone would touch your arm and the room would soften and it felt like it meant something. "
The sobriety and love section is the one that gets me. The idea that alcohol wasn't just social lubricant: it was plausible deniability. It lets you not-know things you were already knowing. Sober, the ambiguity collapses. Someone touches your arm... And you can't file it under chemistry anymore. You have to decide what to do with the information. That's not just scarier. It's a completely different kind of accountability.
That’s so true.
Your writing made it visible. Thank you for that! 🔥
I can't take credit for this one, but thank you! This was an anonymous submission:)
Loved this, "And love gets scarier sober. Nobody tells you that.
Before, alcohol did the heavy lifting. Chemistry was reduced to chemistry. Space became atmosphere. Someone would touch your arm and the room would soften and it felt like it meant something. "
As a newly sober person, the sobriety myth vs reality part really resonated with me
right? the difference between the sobriety press kit and the lived experience is borderline unethical.
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