Dangerous Life

"I lived a very dangerous life. One that was full of alcohol and drugs. I have been admitted to hospitals, suffered from severe DTs, and my liver had almost caved in. The doctors had warned me...

Published06 October 2015

Reading Time 2 mins

Author Stories of Nepal

Location Nepal

"I lived a very dangerous life. One that was full of alcohol and drugs. I have been admitted to hospitals, suffered from severe DTs, and my liver had almost caved in. The doctors had warned me several times but I'd still not be able to stop drinking. People don't understand alcoholism as a disease so anyone who seems to have a drinking problem immediate becomes a deviant and is cast out of the society which adds to the problem. I wanted to stop but I just couldn't so I admitted myself to the rehab with the support from my family. Every morning I would wake up with a fear, of I don't know what. And then there was this sign in the rehab's lavatory that read in bold, "Who am I?". And it would make me think of what I had become. A spiral down from a well educated, well-employed person to a drunk that couldn't function without alcohol. After I was released from the rehab, I started living a spiritual life and I have been sober for a few years now, but every time I see an alcoholic in the streets, homeless and cast out, I thank God for saving me. That person could've easily been me."

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