Detox is not a vacation. You sit on a hard wooden chair and feel the cold sweat running down your back while your hands shake violently. The bright overhead lights buzz in the silent room, highlighting the dark circles under your tired eyes. I have watched grown men cry silently because the pain in their bones is simply too much to handle. The body fights back. Because the body fights back, staying at home is a fatal mistake. You tell yourself that you can stop drinking on your own, but by the third day, the loud voices in your head…
Friday, February 27