Alcohol is the most dangerous drug most of us normalize. Recovery is daily and relentless—but it’s how you get your life back.
A candid mental health episode about what alcoholism really costs, losing your main coping skill to injury, life changes that isolate you, and what it takes to start over when this drug destroys your life.
Content note: explicit language; alcoholism; pancreatitis; medical/sensitive topics.
If you’re struggling (U.S.): Call/Text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7).
Episode focus: alcohol as a drug (and why “legal” ≠ safe); the functioning alcoholic myth; pancreatitis as a brutal wake-up call; losing a core coping skill; life changes, social discomfort, and isolation; practical early-recovery steps when your old tools aren’t available.
We cover:
- Alcohol as a drug: normalization vs. danger; real costs to body, mind, and life
- “Functioning” that isn’t: showing up at work while everything else erodes
- Car wrecks & Pancreatitis (3x): deadly wake-up calls and why they forced the change
- Coping-skill loss: how do you survive when your outlet is gone?
- Life changes & isolation: shrinking circles and avoiding relationships
- Early recovery: tiny steps, accountability, and rebuilding routine without the old crutch
Hosts/Guest: Host: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • Guest: Jake Miller
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