The Share Shed: Awkward Questions & Confessions

The Share Shed: Awkward Questions & Confessions

From Sober Awkward by soberawkward

April 15, 2026 · 16 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a listener's struggle with alcohol and invites others to share their stories in a supportive environment.

This week in the Share Shed there is a message from someone who feels properly stuck. It’s whisky, and it’s creeping earlier. What used to be evenings has slowly shifted… to afternoons… and now sometimes mornings. Just a quick swig out of the bottle to steady the nerves. They’ve been listening to the podcast, quietly questioning things, knowing deep down something isn’t right… but still lying to themselves and everyone around them. And this is the first time they’ve ever said it out loud. If this resonates maybe the best thing you can do is just tell one person? The Share Shed is where listeners send in their funniest, cringiest and most unbelievable drinking stories. It’s not about judgement, it’s about recognising how wild things could get when alcohol was in charge, and laughing about it now we’re on the other side. If you’ve got a story you’d like to get off your chest, funny, awkward or slightly ridiculous, you can send it to Vic at: vic@soberawkward.com Anonymous is absolutely fine. In fact - for legal reasons - probably preferable!! and if you feel like you are in need of some extra support and you live in Australia - here are some people you can call - 📞 SUPPORT &amp…

People in this episode

Host: Vic

Topics covered

  • alcoholism
  • personal stories
  • mental health
  • confessions
  • support resources

Keywords

  • alcohol
  • drinking stories
  • support
  • confessions
  • mental health
  • addiction
  • humor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australia National Alcohol & Other Drug Hotline

Places: Australia

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