Tag Archives: sobriety

I Counted

Posted on June 28, 2021 by angelastricklin

It happened again. Different than the last time, the same as the last time. I kept trying to remind myself to breathe, but I kept catching myself holding my breath. You said words I hadn’t let you say to me … Continue reading →

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Drop by Drop

Posted on January 24, 2020 by angelastricklin

It started as a slow drip. Drop by drop. Slowly forming that first small puddle. Nothing dangerous to you…or those around you. You’d slip into a deep puddle occasionally, but no lasting consequences. Slowly, and at the same time, suddenly, … Continue reading →

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When Addiction Wins

Posted on June 17, 2019 by angelastricklin

Every time someone’s addiction wins I panic. I wonder how it happened. How long had it been “that bad”. How many people really knew how bad the struggle had been over the last few months. How long and how well … Continue reading →

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Sitting In The Circle

Posted on May 22, 2019 by angelastricklin

It’s often the smallest things that stop you in your tracks. The things that you don’t even think about and then you see something or hear something and all of a sudden you’re overcome with a memory…a moment…a season of … Continue reading →

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Separation

Posted on May 10, 2019 by angelastricklin

At this point, the number of years we’ve spent apart outnumber the years we’ve lived under the same roof. Despite that fact, I had never used the word “separated”. Anytime I would fill out forms…for the doctor…rehab…insurance…Job applications…anything…I always use … Continue reading →

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Surviving

Posted on May 9, 2019 by angelastricklin

The first few days your husband starts rehab – it’s like the 5 stages of grief except you don’t get anytime to stay in any of the stages so you don’t get to process the feelings. All you get to … Continue reading →

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Concrete Floors

Posted on May 7, 2019 by angelastricklin

Two and a half years ago…I remember a time where I wasn’t always wondering when the next rug would be pulled out from under me. It was Thanksgiving. My youngest girl and I had gone to Ohio for the week. … Continue reading →

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Circles

Posted on May 5, 2019 by angelastricklin

Sometimes your loss and grief is so tied up in someone else’s choice – your pain is so intertwined with someone else’s story – so much so that when you try to move forward, your steps either make the other … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on June 4, 2018 by angelastricklin

Fear. The rock I put down at the marriage conference a brief 6 weeks ago. Only to pick back up a few short weeks later. Not unfounded. Unbearably heavy. June 3rd Day Zero June 4th Day One. Again. He’ll go … Continue reading →

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Maybe…Almost

Posted on January 6, 2015 by angelastricklin

I think…maybe…almost…I would rather not have known what it would be like. The sobriety. What an awful thought. That I…maybe…almost…would give back knowing the real him. I wonder if it would be easier to not blame myself…if I didn’t know … Continue reading →