As I slide down the road to ruin, I’ve got to look on the bright side: at least my consumption of wine - and alcohol generally - has decreased markedly. I used to have a glass or two a day. Now I barely drink at all.
The good thing about the spiral is that it’s a totally legitimate way to let yourself go. “Hey you don’t look so good, Joe!” “Yeah? F-you. I’m on the spiral jackass!”
Or
“Don’t you want to come on over for dinner next week?” “F-you shitheel, can’t you see I’ve got a spiral that needs slidin’!”
I lost my job a while back, for about a year and a half I was unemployed, and rode the spiral for a while. For certain personalities, it’s easy to just sit back and let the spiral do all the work.
Easy, but not good. Try to keep an even keel, and ride the hard times just like you ride the good times. Good luck (and have a drink now and then!)
QFT. I’m not dead yet!