Fun at times... But can blow up in your face: Alcohol

Although I am not very educated statistically on alcoholism, I have been affected immensely by it. It runs through part of my family at which I may be at risk, or even my brothers. I know a lot about how it can tear a family apart and destroy lives; I have lived through it. It started at a very young age for me, an age I would never want anyone to have to go through. I actually would prefer no one having to go through this at any point in their lives.

For the most part, the interest on alcohol starts in your teens. You want to experiment with things, and what better way to experiment new things than on the ones that your really not suppose to put your hands on? Once you get into it whether you’re legal or not, most people seem to enjoy the feeling it gives off. You start to relax, let things go, get your mind off things till later and have more fun; not to mention it tastes really good.

But all these great feelings and such could really blow up in your face. You may take it too far and drink yourself to oblivion all the time, you may become angry, your thinking and decision making goes down the toilet. A lot of things can back fire with this addicting drug that can spiral out of control and cause chaos to you and someone else’s lives.

This blog is nowhere near its final stages for I have a lot of research ahead of myself. Nor will it all be on my experiences. I will for sure add my two cents from personal experience because that’s what keeps things interesting for others; to know the narrator is passionate about something; and I am very passionate on this subject because it involves the people I love.

A Running Mind

Growing up I had always had a hard time communicating effectively how I felt on certain topics that had importance in my life, whether it be why someone upset me to why certain things touch my heart the way they do. It led to a lot of frustration and confusion for me and others around me.

One day years and years ago, I was in a sort of predicament that was making my feel really edgy. If you don’t know me or how I use the term edgy, I was feeling like I needed to physically do something because my heart was racing and I became very fidgety. I’m not the type of person to resort to physical violence and I honestly can’t think of another way to release that tension other than sex and maybe lifting at the gym, both of which wasn’t an option at this particular time. Lol! So for some reason I put on sneakers and ran out the door.

Now, at this point in my life, anyone who knew me knew that running at all, never mind for pleasure, wasn’t something I would do. I have been athletic my entire life and played on numerous soccer teams, and whenever we had to run I was the one who made the annoying “ugh” sigh.

As I ran out the door I remember asking myself; “ok, this is going to do what for me?” “Where am I even going?” and “Why am I doing this?” Well I definitely didn’t answer any of those questions until I returned home.

I in that small half hour found a piece of mind I can go to gather my thoughts; to relieve myself of the pressure for finding answers and communicating right on queue. I have come to realize that I am really bad when under pressure and I need alone time to figure things out on my own.

Now running has become almost a daily ritual to my life. Not every day do I have time to go running; like everyone else in this class or anywhere, we all have lives and responsibilities that do not always let us get away with our “alone” time or “healing” time. Growing to become the young woman that I am today, I have learned that life does not get easier. It gets much harder but also opens your eyes to new and exciting things. So when I am faced with those tough situations that I have to do something about and can’t come to conclusion with, you can bet that I find my sneakers and take a run. I do my best thinking out there. I know no one is going to call and interrupt me or be there to bother me.

Not to mention it keeps me in shape.

This is just a starter blog, and I will continue to add to this. But I just wanted you to know a big something about me and how I get through life’s day to day issues!

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Hi! My name is Stacy. I am a senior here at UNHM studying Communications and I love it. I look forward to learning new things in this class because it's definitely a new direction than what I am used to! One other of the many things I am looking forward to is my trip to Italy this January. I hear it's amazing!