In this podcast, we see how addictive disorder proves itself to be an equal-opportunity predator, regardless of intelligence or achievement.
We learn that:
- No one is exempt from the cunning, baffling, and powerful nature of this disorder. Intelligence and achievement are weak defences against addictive disease.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.