Early Sobriety Series: May Link-Up
The compulsion to judge others, avoid discomfort, make everyone like you, and more
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Dearest Reader,
I’m keeping this month’s edition of the Early Sobriety series limited to an annotated link round-up. The love letter portion got more personal and expansive than originally intended, so I’m releasing it as a separate post later this week. Don’t miss that one! It’s full of personal news and big life changes. ❤️
Below, you’ll find a collection of links applicable to addiction recovery in the conventional sense, but also a more expansive one—one that applies more widely to being a human in these times and bringing awareness to our patterns.
As you click through, I encourage you to consider these reads using the lens and language that you find most helpful, whether that’s the language of addiction and sobriety, attachment and letting go, bringing awareness to our patterns, taking personal accountability, or declaring agency over our choices.
You’ll find provocative (and sometimes controversial) explorations of:
The discomfort of craving and addiction to consumption
The compulsion to shove ourselves and others in boxes with the conscious or subconscious objective of control and ownership
Attachment to external validation and being liked (and the choice to establish and uphold boundaries)
Individual and collective addiction to gossip, snark, and commenting on other people’s bodies and lifestyle choices
The urge to fill space with our opinions and complaints rather than allowing for silence, reflection, and deep listening
How addiction to social media and our devices impacts mental health
How addiction to social media and our devices shapes who we become