Amber Tozer > Quotes

“To be unapologetic and full of confidence felt incredible. It was like a spiritual experience. I spent so much time worrying about everything and trying to get people to like me. Not caring about anything made me feel like I was connected to some all-knowing being that made whatever choice I made feel like the right one. Alcohol had a powerful effect over me, and I was completely unaware of how much I needed it.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“I honestly didn’t think much about it because I was buried so deep in self-obsession that anything that didn’t revolve around me didn’t mean much.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“My head was very loud during this time. It felt like there was a group of mean people living in my head, people who encouraged me to do bad things, and another group of people who convinced me to hate myself for doing those bad things. There was a hellish war going on in my mind, and I was an active participant on both sides of it.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“Being high on whatever your drug of choice is feels great, and that’s why it’s easy to convince yourself your life is great until you wake up and hate everything.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“When you’re drunk all of the time, you don’t care about anyone but yourself and all you want to do is feel good and escape discomfort. Helping other people, or even caring about them too much, isn’t possible. It either felt like an inconvenience or a situation that needed intimacy and empathy. No, thank you.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“I was okay with that because guys are always nice to girls because they want to have sex with us. Then after they have sex with us, they are mean to us.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“These were the days before cell phones, so our plans consisted of one phone call to a landline and a lot of faith.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir