HeyJaredMy Writing Life
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Escaping Yourself (opens the original)
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In the 12-step world, addicts often talk about falling off the wagon because they just needed a break from themselves. A drug or a substance is often the antidote to alleviate that inner voice, (in my case, THE CRITIC) that constant berating, or the familiar spiraling of self-doubt. If you’re riddled with anxiety, using drugs and/or alcohol is a sure-fire way to relax, for a bit. Obvi. What I’ve discovered over the years, both by quitting my daily cannabis usage and by writing up a storm in my m
But What's it ABOUT? (opens the original)
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For six years I’ve been trying to pen a memoir, and I still can’t precisely say what it is about. I started with the idea that In America, workaholism is a badge of honor and we tend to over-identify with our occupations. Then it morphed to how a misdiagnosis resulting from a veiled Cry For Help can lead to therapeutic healing and growth. But nagging at me is my repeated proclamation that it is NOT a recovery memoir, even though it’s been three years since I stopped smoking cannabis, and cannabi
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