Ask Me Anything: Open Marriage & Anxiety
Open marriage, calming anxiety as a person some might label neurodivergent, transitioning from being an acupuncture student to being a new practitioner
Earlier this week, I invited paying subscribers of Sober Soulful to “ask me anything.” Find the first questions and responses below.
On the agenda: Open marriage and relationships, transitioning from being an acupuncture student to being a new practitioner, calming panic and anxiety from the perspective of a person (me) some might label highly sensitive and neurodivergent.
I stopped there for now, because my responses ran longer than expected and took a turn towards charged rants (the sort likely to induce vulnerability hangovers, which the paywall helps soften).
I’ll cover more in a future edition, including my thoughts on THC in sobriety and psilocybin in sobriety—topics around which I have many thoughts and feelings.
Thank you to everyone who sent questions my way. I had fun reading and responding! If you’re a paying subscriber and want to add your burning query to the pile, email it to: hello@danaleighlyons.com.
I’m generally wary of “answers,” but will share my reflections, experience, and heart in posts like this one—with the most damning sensitive bits tucked behind a paywall.
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Before we begin, a kind reminder to please refrain from offering advice unless I (or anyone else in this space) specifically and directly requests it. Please do feel invited to share your experience as pertains to you. Thank you.
“What are your thoughts on open relationships and open marriage?”
While I have many thoughts on this, my experience of being in an open relationship is less than exemplary. Let’s take a look.