Pre-UFYB 12: Substance Use & Abuse
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
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The Truth About Substance Use
When you're not connected to your internal values, when you feel very dependent on external validation and you are constantly comparing yourself to other people, you are just creating an enormous amount of emotional stress. The truth about substance use, especially when you're not dealing with a genetic predisposition, is this, humans use substances to tune out of their current reality. So the equation for anyone, regardless of having gone to law school, is the more stress you are under, the more interested you will be in zoning out," he says.
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