I have a friend who’s alcohol consumption has gotten out of control. Me and his other friends/family are planning an intervention and so I’ve been doing a lot of research/reading on the topic.
NEVER and I mean NEVER have I seen so many fucking ads for alcohol in my LIFE. Instagram? 15 ads in a half hour of scrolling reels. YouTube? Ads. Google results? Ads. Twitter? Ads.
It’s fucking everywhere and it’s SICK. I’m researching how to help someone stop drinking and I’m getting inundated with ads for anything from gin, beers, vodkas and more. I can’t even imagine having an alcohol issue and trying to find help for myself with the web being this way.
It’s fucking sick.
It’s hard to know which are really secular. Some folks think that calling it “a higher power” makes it secular. A fig leaf over the word “god” doesn’t do it for me.
If it helps any, I didn’t surrender to god. I surrendered to booze and it killed me. If it has to be nature, biology, or the universe it should be something greater than yourself. I’m lucky to be alive, I was dead for about 10 minutes. I was in a coma for the summer of '21. It fucked up my speech and writing, and I allowed it to steal my time and agency over my life. After quitting for a couple of years, I’ve lost about 125 lbs, can drive at night (I wouldn’t drink and drive) and I’ve been getting my life back on track. Booze was my god and I had to stop praying to it. Do what you have to do, it’s not easy. Sorry for the ramble and phone typing. Take your life back, it feels great.