People in My Family Struggle With Addiction. So Why Do I Obsess Over the Addiction Stories of Strangers Online?

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People in My Family Struggle With Addiction. So Why Do I Obsess Over the Addiction Stories of Strangers Online?
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Rabbit Holes: Why I follow the addiction stories of strangers online.

. The truth was, I didn’t have any real examples of people with the same experiences as me. I went to 12-step meetings occasionally and found them helpful, but exhausting. And in normal life, no one talks about their addicted or alcoholic loved ones much—there’s still a lot of shame and embarrassment around it. But we all want to feel less alone. So, I turned to all the social media platforms I was already obsessed with.

With some searching, I found addiction and recovery podcasts that were not overly psychological and distanced or paired with a logo of a pastel waterfall against a setting sun.is hosted by an anonymous addict in recovery who interviews people navigating addiction about their war stories. The humor that is injected into the pain mirrors the way my own family has had to cope with our experiences.

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