Elizabeth

“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

“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

“But both are equally worthy And there truthfully never has been a version of you That you thought was good while it was yours You only wanted it back after it was gone And that cycle will continue for the rest of your life.”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“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