Sunday, June 23, 2013

Russell Brand on heroin, abstinence and addiction » The Spectator

I have to say I'm not a fan of Russell Brand's acting or humor, he should have been a writer because he can sure as hell write.  I'm not a heroin addict, but I can taste the envy he has for his former addicted self because I have felt it myself lately, that misguided sick yearning for the way things used to be,  right down to the middle of the night lonely sips of wine, right to the boozy lethargic ambivalence.

The escape at all cost, that's what it is.  It makes no sense at all to yearn for that misery but when booze or drugs has always been our go-to-guy for avoidance of all things bad and uncomfortable, it only makes sense that we would miss that instant sweet relief and dwell upon it when things are falling to shit around us, turning a blind eye to the piles of shit that booze and drugs wrought in our lives.

Don't get worried about me, I'm not gazing with longing at every liquor store or bar I pass, I'm just going through a stressful growth period and I know I'll come out the other side stronger. Because in the end all I have to do and the only thing I can do, as Russell says, is not drink. Period.

Russell Brand on heroin, abstinence and addiction » The Spectator

3 comments:

  1. Oh god I actually am in love with the man although I'd run a mile if I saw him in person (scary charisma, hard to resist!).. but also scary intellect. Look for his doco on drugs on You Tube.. it's brilliant. Also the clip of him being interviewed just recently on MSNBC is brilliant! http://tinyurl.com/mwph96h

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  2. Right there with you sister. It comes...it goes. It never leaves.

    Sick is the best word to describe it.

    Sherry

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  3. Hi Kary May, I just guest blogged over at Running on Sober, you commented, which led me to your inspiring blog. Thank you so much for leading me to you, I have enjoyed every word I read! I am thinking we are not terribly far apart in sobriety, either, which is very cool! And I loved, loved, loved this article on Russell Brand. Thanks for your message!

    PS... I am still thinking about sea salt ice cream!!

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