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Daisy Buchanan's avatar

Oh, Louise, I absolutely LOVED reading this. I'm 18 months in, and this piece squeezed me from the inside out. Especially the NOISE. Sending so much love and congratulations. I'm in awe of your courage and grateful for your beautiful words.

When I decided to stop, I looked 'fine' - but I knew the chemicals in alcohol always made me feel profoundly sad, and I knew that I was buffering, tolerating and ignoring thousands of tiny things that were no good for me. I'm still finding my way but I'm so happy to be here.

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Valerie Loftus's avatar

This is exactly what I needed to read right now! I’m so not interested in being hungover any more, I’m ready to cut back a little, but I’m not sure how that will look in my life. I like being social more than I like drinking, but how will I separate the two? I’m giving it a go anyway.

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