Sharon Keenan
Sep 3, 2018 · 1 min read

Oh Emily,what a piece, it was heartstopping. I understand you completely because I also got drunk for the first time at 14, and am twice your age. I didn’t have sex sober until I was 44.

When we experience grief at different times in life we are advised to think back to the first time we experienced it, regardless of age, we will repeat our behaviour each time grief appears; and I believe the same is true of alcohol.

Like you the first time I got drunk I was alone and sad and felt old, at 14, I had already been through a lot and just wanted to blot it out/feel better/escape; and, like you, I drank a whole bottle like I was watering a plant, it was purposeful to achieve the end result of oblivion, and it worked.

Over the years I have been in so many bad situations, I also attended AA, and also Al Anon, to help understand why I loved Alcoholic men, it helped and if you haven’t been please go as it will support you.

You sound as inspirational as a Suffragette to me and I know given the choice you will choose life over alcohol. Your writing is so beautiful, I wish you all the luck in the world x

    Sharon Keenan

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    51 Year Old Human Being. I dont believe people should be judged by race/sex/age/sexual preference and so I call myself a Human Being.