I can drink whiskey and red wine

She can face her fears and anxiety with the help of a bottle.

That feeling of euphoria when she reaches the bottom

But then the anxiety when she realizes she needs more

to cope

to function

to be the self that everyone sees

the fun and enthusiastic,

has her shit together type of girl

What they don't know or maybe they do...

how many times she has to brush her teeth to get the stains off her teeth

how many breath mints and packs of gum she goes through

to mask the smell

how much money she wastes just to get a fix

how she's starting to self medicate

how she can't control her urges

how she drinks sometimes so that she doesn't wake up

wishes she doesn't wake


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