mrfreeze wrote:
In my last couple years of sobriety from alcohol, when struggling with other addictive patterns, I realized that I am a “high-seeker” - so in 2021 I am looking forward to another year of getting high on life! Of course, a big generator of my daily life-highs come from triathlon training, and the seeking of those highs positively feeds hunger for performance and growth :)
To put a spin on an earlier comment, the monkey is always awake so I just keep feeding him things other than external substances!
The world is awash in stories of people who gave up drinking or drugs for the endurance lifestyle
Be warned: Endorphin Withdrawal can be an equally terrible thing to experience if something goes wrong [injury, as a prime example] and horrible to watch
"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin