Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott Stevens

You mentioned that nine out of ten relapse at least once and that lapse comes from stressors. It doesn’t have to be for everyone, but it’s part of mine and it was a real revelation to discover some of the things I had to research for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud.

The relapse part was part of my recovery. Put together a string of weeks or months of sobriety and I kept going back to the misery of drinking. I couldn’t stop and struggled mightily for a couple years trying to quit. Then, it seemed suddenly, alcohol turned on me. My friends would have a couple and be done, I’d just be getting started. My tolerance level was ridiculous, which I know now, was a pattern of drinking alcoholically.

In my working years, it was still my friend when I would go out with golf or work colleagues. Once or twice a semester I’d go out with pals. I steadily drank at least two liters of Jack Daniel’s every day for a period of almost two years.Įarlier, even through college, alcohol was never a priority. “I don’t need any help.” What I did was become a maintenance drinker.įrom the time I woke in the morning until the time I conked out, I drank a steady supply of alcohol, not enough to get loopy, but certainly enough to keep me at a level of intoxication to prevent me from going through withdrawal. I had this idea, though, that I could kick this all by myself. There was no denial in it, because I knew I was sick. My wife at the time asked me to quit and I said, “Sure.” I tried to and couldn’t. During that career, I got married, started a family, moved around and up, then later in my mid-30’s realized that alcohol had taken a priority in my life. I have a background in journalism, but I worked in the mutual fund industry as an executive for a long time. I’m a journalist and author, dad, and recovering alcoholic. Please meet Scott Stevens! Tell us briefly about yourself for those that don’t know you? He shares his tips about alcoholism, recovery, sobriet, and relapse. Scott’s award-winning book has information and advice that would benefit anyone concerned about alcohol abuse. Scott explains his extensive research and personal journey to recovery in his well-written book, Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud: Relapse and the Symptoms of Sobriety. To kick off Recovery Month, I’m pleased to share my interview with Scott Stevens.

Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott Stevens