They say creativity is a gift. But sometimes, it feels like a wildfire. For a long time, I didn’t understand why I turned to addiction. I thought I was weak. But when I started looking deeper—really peeling back the layers—I realized it wasn’t weakness. It was the weight of seeing the world in full color. Creative people feel more. We think in loops, dream in spirals, and live with a kind of emotional static always buzzing. And that intensity? It’s beautiful. But it’s also exhausting. That’s where addiction can creep in—not as a party, but as an escape hatch. Statistically, people in the arts are up to three times more likely to develop substance use disorders. The traits that make us creative—openness, sensitivity, emotional depth—also leave us vulnerable. We chase relief from the noise in our minds, sometimes not realizing the price we’ll pay for that silence. My addiction didn’t start with a bang. It was slow. It crept in during moments when the pressure to create, to perfo...
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