I`m Three Years Sober But I`m Terrified The Coronavirus Will Destroy That - And My Life
(World News UK)

Telling my counsellor about the leftover bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey that’s been sitting in my kitchen since the Christmas before I stopped using – and my ever-increasing desire to drink it – felt petty in the face of a global pandemic. Being relegated by social distancing measures to telehealth therapy on the computer in my bedroom, I was too worried that my wife might hear me admit my weakness anyway. Besides, having struggled with drugs and alcohol for most of my adult life, I know how these things go. My therapist would ask me if I have a plan. I did – I planned to drink. Three weeks ago, my sobriety felt like a foregone conclusion as it had, for the most part,...