Jacob Lawrence, The Party (1935)

Mark's Pages

Intro | Music | Fiction | Photography | Travel | Workbook | Resume | Links | TriadCity

April 27, 2008:

Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome.

Memory lapses. Can't remember conversations, plans, decisions.

Emotional disproportion. Over-the-top responses to minor stresses or frustrations.

The rawness of all feelings, as though a blanket were lifted.

At first I took these things personally. I felt disrespected, for instance as though she weren't listening. With experience and patience I've come to understand better.

The game is rigged against addicts. It's miraculous that anyone could ever recover.

Go back to the April TOC
Go back to the main workbook page