Sep 7, 2018 · 1 min read
Lo Hudson, yes — I remember hearing that story as well, and it made an impact on me, too! I think I heard this in relation to an article on Rat Park, but the essence of it was, “The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety; it’s connection.” I know that I needed to quit drinking alcohol; it was easily as toxic to me as cigarettes were. But I’ve been deeply surprised that in some ways, I feel significantly MORE open to connection now that I don’t have an addiction to alcohol. I had to get the alcohol out of the way in order to see all the ways it was blocking me from having more meaningful connections — to other people, of course, but also and even more fundamentally, to myself. Thanks for your comments!
