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More than 17.6 million people in the United States suffer from alcoholism.
298 pages, Paperback
First published June 12, 2013
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July 26, 2016
A raw and realistic view of the disease of alcoholism.
As a recovering alcoholic, I saw the honesty and absolutely felt the pain that brought Ms. Goik to her personal rock bottom. While everyone's recovery their own, I saw many myself in many aspects of her story. While I was never was a blackout drinker and didn't even come close to the amount as the author, without question, for me, to drink is to die.
As a recovering alcoholic, I saw the honesty and absolutely felt the pain that brought Ms. Goik to her personal rock bottom. While everyone's recovery their own, I saw many myself in many aspects of her story. While I was never was a blackout drinker and didn't even come close to the amount as the author, without question, for me, to drink is to die.
March 19, 2016
So inspiring for a soul searching for sobriety.
Wonderfully written! Tiffany's story is shocking at times, but reads with such authenticity and truth. Very helpful in my quest to get and stay sober.
Wonderfully written! Tiffany's story is shocking at times, but reads with such authenticity and truth. Very helpful in my quest to get and stay sober.
September 19, 2013
This was a hard read - not from the viewpoint of using hard to understand language and having a complex "plot", it was hard to actually read about someone in this situation.
At times I felt so sad that Tiffany didn't have anyone to pull her "up" and help her with the underlying issues that led to her dependency on alcohol, and other times I wanted to tell her to "wake up to herself" and do something about it before the drink killed her.
Little did I realise that alcohol (and drug addiction) for some people are a way to deal with emotions and negative feelings. I think perhaps some people are born with an innate ability to deal better with the emotional lows in life than others (perhaps it is hereditary?), and others have good role models that can help them deal with their emotions, and others are just not so lucky.
I had not really thought about what makes an alcoholic an alcoholic - so this book opened my eyes. Perhaps this book should be put on a school reading list - for a number of reasons - to demonstrate to teenagers the dangers of drinking and addiction, and also to let them know that they need to talk to someone and get help if they can't deal with what life throws at them. We all need a little help sometimes - and shouldn't be ashamed to ask for it.
I'm glad Tiffany brave enough to tell her story - it certainly wasn't a "pretty" read in parts.
PS. My copy of the book had two page 215's!
I didn't agree with the end bit about redefining alcoholism - but perhaps Tiffany could come up with a completely new term to describe this "disease" - perhaps it should have "Goik" somewhere in it's name!
At times I felt so sad that Tiffany didn't have anyone to pull her "up" and help her with the underlying issues that led to her dependency on alcohol, and other times I wanted to tell her to "wake up to herself" and do something about it before the drink killed her.
Little did I realise that alcohol (and drug addiction) for some people are a way to deal with emotions and negative feelings. I think perhaps some people are born with an innate ability to deal better with the emotional lows in life than others (perhaps it is hereditary?), and others have good role models that can help them deal with their emotions, and others are just not so lucky.
I had not really thought about what makes an alcoholic an alcoholic - so this book opened my eyes. Perhaps this book should be put on a school reading list - for a number of reasons - to demonstrate to teenagers the dangers of drinking and addiction, and also to let them know that they need to talk to someone and get help if they can't deal with what life throws at them. We all need a little help sometimes - and shouldn't be ashamed to ask for it.
I'm glad Tiffany brave enough to tell her story - it certainly wasn't a "pretty" read in parts.
PS. My copy of the book had two page 215's!
I didn't agree with the end bit about redefining alcoholism - but perhaps Tiffany could come up with a completely new term to describe this "disease" - perhaps it should have "Goik" somewhere in it's name!
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