This Is Your Brain On ... / Week 5

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It's almost my turn. Choose A, I can talk amongst peers. Choose B, I retain my sense of identity, through silence.

* * *There was a time when life was steeped in alcohol and oddity. There was a time when life was unpredictable and exciting. There was a time when bed was anywhere I fell asleep the night before and waking up was just another

Comments

[bakerlooline]

this pushes all my buttons surrounding anxiety over losing friendships. I really like that you turned it around though, and made it about them not passing your test, and not the other way around. I think I'll try to look at my lost friendships like that.

[n3m3sis43]

This was really powerful. I could relate to it in a lot of ways. My years of substance use were largely about belonging, and it's funny how many friendships faded and died when I left that lifestyle behind. It's sad, but I guess there just wasn't as much there as I thought.

I still haven't entirely figured out how to belong, to be honest. But I'm kind of okay with that.

[theun4givables]

Well screw them, then, if they failed the test. ;) You don't need to do any of those things to belong, and it's nice to hear that you stopped. I drink occasionally, and I feel that moderation is so important.

I really, really liked that last section, btw. That holds so much impact, especially with that last line. Good job.

[myrna_bird]

Wonderful! I love your last line.

[halfshellvenus]

This is beautiful and wonderfully told.

I don't have a problem with addiction, though. I have a problem with belonging.
I think that drives us more often than we're usually willing to admit.

This is really breathtaking.