Last Drop Blog

Truthfully, I have been pretty busy with life lately and focusing on trying to get to a good place mentally. Need to remember that when I start to feel good it is because I worked hard for it and when I stop putting in the effort it can go away. So I am just working at getting back to work and prioritizing whats important, trying to stay away from my phone and unnecessary distractions.

This blog I am just going to link some resources, books, and other things that may help someone who is struggling with sobriety/drinking/mental health.

• This Naked Mind A book about how the stigma of alcoholism and recovery can keep people from getting the help they need. This book allowed me to look at sobriety differently and view it as a choice far more than a need.
  • The author Annie Grace also hosts a Podcast where she brings in guests who share their stories
• This Past Weekend #379 with Theo Von, Theo mentions is struggles with mental health and how he is making an attempt to get off anti-depressants. Fair warning he does mention how he is trying psychedelics. This has become one of my favorite podcasts because of how open Theo is about his struggles and how normal he makes me feel when I feel abnormal.
  • Check out this clip from a struggling alcoholic who calls Theo
• Joe Rogan Podcasts have many guests that discuss sobriety. Nikki Glaser, talks about how bad her hangovers got and how common it was for her to blackout. Full episode is JRE #1360. Ron White is another guest who quit drinking.
• Stephanie Still, I think I just went on YouTube one night and typed in “getting sober when you are young” or “sober in college” and her videos popped up. It was really nice for me to see another person that was college aged struggling with alcohol just like me.
• The Phoenix a National Sober Active Community. I have yet to go to an AA meeting so The Phoenix was my first taste at sober community events. I won’t lie, I have only been to a few but the times I went I never regretted it. Sometimes all you need to do is to spend time around other sober people even if you dont talk about it. They have events in many major cities like group hikes, tennis, basketball, walks, farmers markets etc.
• Check out a list of books on sobriety here

Resources are out there for you, people want to help. You do not need to feel like you are the only one who struggles with drinking/drugs. You can join an AA meeting, talk to a doctor, see a therapist, talk to close friends or family, and google is your friend. When I was in a bad spot I would constantly look to google, youtube, reddit and just search things like “why should I stop drinking” “why do I always blackout?” “sober when young” etc. etc.