“I better understood the little lies that liquor told, lifting spirits and drowning sorrows while withholding the whole truth--that, in the end, it is the spirit in peril of drowning. Sorrows have gills.” TruthLiesDrinkingAlcoholLiquorSorrowsDrowning Sorrows Book:Fire Shut Up in My Bones: A Memoir Source: Fire Shut Up in My Bones: A Memoir
“When you begin to feel like the noise of the world is drowning out your inner voice...Stop,Breathe,Come back to yourself .” MeditationMindfulnessStressAffirmationsGroundCenterDrowning Sorrows Author:Isabelle "Izzi Meditates" Baker
“Ya got cigarettes?” she asks. “Yes,” I say, “I got cigarettes.” “Matches?” she asks. “Enough to burn Rome.” “Whiskey?” “Enough whiskey for a Mississippi River of pain.” “You drunk?” “Not yet.” PainPoetryPoemDrinkingSmokingWhiskeyCigarettesDrowning One S SorrowsDrowning SorrowsThrough The Streets Of Anywhere Author:Charles Bukowski
“At some point, I tried alcohol because I thought it would help me numb my pain. I just wanted something that would make me mellow and help ease my mental anguish. Boy, was I wrong? All it did was escalate my misery. As a matter of fact, I’d end up sobbing myself to sleep. It’s as if the liquor made my pain, suffering, and depression palpable. Don’t even consider the "devil’s drink" as a remedy. It’ll just add to your problems... Trust me, I have been there and done that.” Peace Of MindMental Health AwarenessPoetry BooksSuffering In SilenceStruggles Of LifeDrowning One S SorrowsDrowning Sorrows Book:Pent Up Thoughts Source: Pent Up Thoughts