I’m depressed, and I know why.
Or I’ve got theories, anyway.
My theories aren’t always exactly aligned with reality…
But sometimes with life and depression, coming up with a working theory and playing with the variables is the best that … Continue reading
When I am certain I am right, and someone else is wrong on a given issue or view…
I can know that this is an opportunity to learn about the bigger picture.
Democrats and Republicans often look at their views … Continue reading
Why do we self-destroy?
What possesses us to mistreat ourselves (and others) by route of excessive alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, sex, porn, gambling, Facebook, food, soda, video games, shopping, interpersonal drama, self-sabotage, isolation, external validation, deception, and delusion?
(If you do … Continue reading
So, there I was again.
In that place.
Of torment and disgrace.
Otherwise known as America’s Best Inn in South Lansing, my own personal 1408. Motel hell.
I’ve holed myself up there at least three different times in years … Continue reading
I am someone who has struggled with addiction in dramatic, destructive ways for most of my life.
When addiction strikes, it feels like all choice is gone. There’s only the fix, at the expense of everything that stands in its … Continue reading
Now, Addiction Ends Forever
I have a confession to make.
See, all these years I’ve been telling myself and telling others that my deepest, most hopeless problem is my battle with addiction.
My war with cough medicine, with the … Continue reading
It started small.
An ex used to call me on her breaks at work and ask me what I had for lunch. For some reason (or reasons) that I’m still not 100% clear on, this annoyed me.
Same, when I’d … Continue reading
“If I had not been born as Andrew Lee Hicks, would whatever this conscious thing that I think of as me have been born as someone else? I mean, if my parents had never met, would whatever is in me … Continue reading
After averting a potentially catastrophic DXM reversion (relapse), I set out to build a brand new life. I also started an eight part blog series Liberated Living, which I intended to utilize to transform myths to truths, take down the … Continue reading
What the fuck is wrong with me?
Sorry for the profanity. I guess.
No other way to kick this off.
I just burped up this acidy glob of evil. There’ll be many more globs to come before the night is … Continue reading