Whatever Your Drug of Choice, Abstinence Does Not Equal Sobriety
And neither has to be miserable.
I’m pretty good at giving up a thing. I mean, look, my drug of choice was anorexia.
But also—in more-or-less healthy life—I’ve lived a minimalist existence for nearly three decades. I have fewer than 30 items of clothing (shoes and bags included). I own two bowls and no plates, one coffee mug, one fork, and one spoon. I do not own a couch, table, televi…