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Glorious Rock Bottom: 'A shocking story told with heart and hope. You won't be able to put it down.' Dolly Alderton

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While the author herself relays how she found the cliches or jargon of 12 step recovery annoying and dismissible when still in active addiction, she both repeats them as part of her story, e. Until mainstream society realises that “mental health awareness” cannot be sanitised and palatable, no real awareness will ever be achieved. I admire her dedication to achieving sobriety, you have to want it, knowing you need it it is not enough and so many die a agonising, slowest through failure. Because that’s what books like this do - you’re drinking, you feel like the worst person in the world, but a little spark in you identifies with what she went through and you think maybe you could do it too. Perhaps it's early in the recovery process to expect this, and by the point at which recovery is part of the every day and not still a novel choice, the impetus for reflecting more deeply lessens.

In Glorious Rock Bottom Bryony opens up about a toxic twenty-year relationship with alcohol and drugs and explains exactly why hitting rock bottom - for her, a traumatic event and the abrupt realisation that she was putting herself in danger, time and again - saved her life.I've read quite a few addiction memoirs and I've always been left with wanting to know how people navigate sobriety.

Being in a relationship with a person with an addiction can feel soul destroying, as the destructive behaviour can erode the trust in a relationship and cause long-lasting damage, I am pleased that Bryony was able to overcome it and turn things around between her and her partner. Growing up surrounded by alcoholics as a kid, nothing pleases me more than to see people actively inching step-by-step towards a timely recovery. The narrative jumps from Bryony’s experiences in rehab to describing the often shocking situations she was in while drinking.

p>Read about how we’ll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice. Would recommend for anyone wanting to educate themselves on addiction (especially from a female POV), or seeking help with growth and wellness. and whether you're sober, sober curious or think you'll never be THAT person who needs to give up the sauce forever, I urge you to read this book.

I came across her by accident a few years ago with her book about running and expected fluff and then got entertaining depth. I also find many of those who have been able to overcome an addiction go on to live happier and more fulfilled lives than many of those who never experienced such challenges. You are not alone, going mad or worthless, there is hope and a guaranteed better life without alcohol. The honesty is so appreciated and I had to keep reading portions aloud to my husband as I knew he would totally relate to Harry. This is her story through this and what I appreciate about her writing is that you go on this journey with her especially as she unpacks the layers of bullshit and denial she had surrounded herself with.There are parts that I found insanely difficult to read (there's a bit with her little girl and a hand drier that broke my heart) but, Bryony is very clear early on in the book that she isn't going to sugarcoat anything and my god she doesn't. I found this quite a frustrating read on first reflection, as the simple ‘pour me, pour me’ bandwagon is always too easy to jump on and she was a mother with multiple vices - as a fellow mother my set life perspective screamed how could she do this? Gordon's new book is a frank, sometimes wince-inducing and often very funny look at her 20-year relationship with booze. Shining a light on the deep connection between addiction and mental health issues, Glorious Rock Bottom is in turn, shocking, brutal, dark, funny, hopeful and uplifting. This is a good book for anybody with an addiction, overcoming an addiction, or having been involved with someone with an addiction.

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