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Why Men Drink to Escape Trauma – My Story
Trauma | Abuse | Alcohol Recovery | Mental Health | Recovery | Reflection

Why Men Drink to Escape Trauma – My Story

ByGrey Merrin July 6, 2025July 6, 2025

Content Note: This post contains emotional reflections on trauma, addiction, abuse, and fatherhood. If you are affected by any of these…

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Father and daughter holiding hands by a field, reflecting alcohol recovery and fatherhood
Daughters | Alcohol Recovery | Fatherhood | Rebuild | Recovery | Redemption | Reflection

Alcohol Recovery and Fatherhood: She Sees Me Like a Dad – My Own Kids Don’t

ByGrey Merrin July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

Day 151 – Five Months Sober “Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they…

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The Drugs Don’t Work. Or Do They?
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The Drugs Don’t Work. Or Do They?

ByGrey Merrin June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

My experience of medication to stop drinking alcohol. What helped. What didn’t. What is available.

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Loneliness in Sobriety: The Silent Battle
Rebuild | Alcohol Recovery | Fitness | Mental Health | Recovery

Loneliness in Sobriety: The Silent Battle

ByGrey Merrin May 27, 2025May 28, 2025

“Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful.”— Gautama Buddha I knew quitting alcohol was the only choice….

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100 Days Sober: What Actually Changes and What Still Hurts
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100 Days Sober: What Actually Changes and What Still Hurts

ByGrey Merrin May 19, 2025May 27, 2025

What I have learned 100 days sober. What has helped, what has changed, what I still need to improve.

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Am I an Alcoholic? The Devastating Crash That Finally Answered It
Alcohol Recovery | My Story | Reflection

Am I an Alcoholic? The Devastating Crash That Finally Answered It

ByGrey Merrin May 12, 2025May 25, 2025

“Alcohol is cunning, baffling, powerful.” — Anonymous This isn’t a how-to. The opposite. It’s how I nearly didn’t come back —…

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The Long Descent – How I Lost Myself Slowly To Alcohol
Alcohol Recovery | Mental Health | Reflection

The Long Descent – How I Lost Myself Slowly To Alcohol

ByGrey Merrin May 4, 2025May 25, 2025

“Rock bottom isn’t always a crash — sometimes it’s a quiet series of compromises you don’t notice until you’ve lost too much.”
— From someone who finally saw clearly

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“I Just Wanted a Christmas”
Rebuild | Recovery | Redemption | Reflection

“I Just Wanted a Christmas”

ByGrey Merrin April 26, 2025May 25, 2025

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”
— Søren Kierkegaard

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