Privilege and Self-Preservation
Jennifer reflects on her experiences with privilege, particularly in the competitive publishing world, where financial disparities often go unacknowledged. She candidly discusses her struggles with smoking as a form of self-medication for ADHD and her journey through an eating disorder, emphasizing the importance of self-preservation in overcoming destructive behaviors. Ultimately, her ability to recognize when to step back has played a crucial role in her mental health journey.In this clip
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I struggle with addiction; I start drinking or using drugs, and it gets bad quickly, with 3-day hangovers and week-long withdrawals. I’ll get sober, but a week or two later, I relapse. Sometimes it's worse than others, depending on how fast I decide I need to stop. I’m severely depressed and tired of living like this. I get no joy or tranquility, which makes me give in to drinking and drugs again. I desperately want to be sober and find peace. Is there anything specific I can focus on, such as vitamins, gut health, or other lifestyle changes, to break this vicious cycle?
I have a question about this episode Anne Lamott on Taming Your Inner Critic, Finding Grace, and Prayer and this Embracing Vulnerability. I struggle with addiction, where I start drinking or using drugs, and it gets bad quickly, with 3-day hangovers and week-long withdrawals. I get sober, but a week or two later, I relapse. Sometimes it's worse than others, depending on how fast I decide I need to stop. I’m severely depressed and tired of living like this. I get no joy or tranquility, which makes me give in to drinking and drugs again. I desperately want to be sober and find peace. Is there anything specific I can focus on, such as vitamins, gut health, or other lifestyle changes, to break this vicious cycle?
You mentioned you had an eating disorder in high school. Was it ever diagnosed or treated or how did you get out of the depths of it being an actual disorder to just kind of like, garden variety disordered eating?