Elizabeth

“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

“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

“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