Stepping Off the Ladder

Recovery isn’t about climbing higher. It’s about letting go of the game altogether.

Alcohol always seemed like the answer to the problems I carried, most of them imagined, yet painfully real in my mind. It made me feel stronger, braver, and more acceptable in the eyes of others. But it was only a disguise, a paper tiger propping up my shame. Deep down, I was a man enslaved by the endless climb, the desperate need to be seen, accepted, …