It’s Late in The Year For July

Busting Addiction and Its Myths

In this podcast, we see how addictive disorder proves itself to be an equal-opportunity predator, regardless of intelligence or achievement.

We learn that:

1. No one is exempt from the cunning, baffling, and powerful nature of this disorder. Intelligence and achievement are weak defences against addictive disease.
2. It turns out that July, like so many other smart people, thought that she could outwit alcoholism, but found herself yet again on the losing end.
3. Her defiance seemed to be fuelled by her confidence that came with being successful in a demanding job. She had a sense of uniqueness that ultimately caused her to assert that “this bullshit is not for me.”
4. Even though we considered the intervention a success in that July did enter treatment, it seems her defiance caused her to take matters back into her own hands.
5. Addicts are heedless to the pain they cause others, for at a certain point, the addiction takes over and reveals itself as a rapacious predator. It cares not about anything or anybody except to feed itself.