BY BETH MT .
I am not alone; I know so many women with stories like this. I am not ready to tell my specific stories yet, I don’t know if I ever will be. But this is why I feel that information about how vulnerable alcohol makes you should be included and highlighted in the literature that we give to teens about alcohol. This should be spoken about as a real threat. The kids right now are worried about drinks being spiked (and rightly so) but believe me, if you have drunk enough you don’t need to be spiked to be completely out of it. I don’t believe that if someone is getting hammered every time they go out that they are okay. I also think that in all honesty I probably didn’t know at the time that I was in trouble. I had gotten so used to being wasted that I thought it was normal. I know now that if I hear about one of my children’s friends always being drunk or always getting into trouble. I worry for them, I worry about what is going on emotionally with them, what are they running from, why is this happening every time they drink. Of course, nothing may be wrong, they may just have no capacity to know their limit and they may grow out of it. Not everyone has a problem. But the emotional toll, as well as the physical toll of drinking like this, can be huge. I am not sure if this blog is a little mixed up and doesn’t make sense as I have found it very hard to write. I guess what I am saying is, that as a society we promote alcohol as fun, we promote excess as fun, but we don’t list the downsides enough. I also want to say that the girl who you see out partying and having fun, being the life and soul of the party isn’t always what she appears to be. Often that girl is running from her feelings, from her past, and from her fears and if you see her out, just keep a special eye on her as she might not be okay.
Much love, Beth xx
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