Alcohol/Substance Use

I come by both of these honestly; my father was also an alcoholic and a lawyer. By the time he died, though, he’d been sober for 15 years. I was still furious at him for the unpleasantries of my childhood, and failed to notice that I myself had crossed the line and become an alcoholic, rather than merely a heavy drinker who could definitely keep up with the boys.

My story is not so different from those I have heard from other alcoholics, save for some of the details. I had a lot of good times that involved drinking, but eventually the fun disappeared.

I am an alcoholic and my name is Mark. I never wanted to be an alcoholic. In my twenties, I wanted my life to look like a beer ad. In my thirties and into my forties, I wanted my life to look like an article from one of the glossy food and wine magazines.