Coronavirus Substance Abuse - Alcohol and Drugs | The Silent Pandemic

They say addiction is maintained, not cured. Isolation is one of the main triggers of relapse back into substance abuse, and it’s so important for all of us to be there for one another and to support each other through this unprecedented time. I’ve lost loved ones to substance abuse and this topic has been a focused study of mine during my undergrad years as a Psychology major, and I wanted to share my thoughts.

I know that this video is a departure from the typical videos on this channel, but entrepreneurship is very much tied to this topic. Entrepreneurship is a lonely pursuit. Even if you have a team, if you’re the one heading everything than it could be lonely up there – all the risk is on you. And you sometimes have to hold all the emotions and stress in because as the saying goes, if the general doesn’t panic, the troops don’t panic. The dirty secret is a lot of entrepreneurs debrief after work by drinking or drowning out their mind with other not so healthy extracurriculars.

Substance abuse and mental health go hand in hand. Addiction is centered in the mind and people self-medicate to digest their emotions. During these times internal struggles are happening all around, in people you would suspect it in and wouldn’t suspect it in. Former and current addicts fight this internal war everyday and it’s in circumstances like this that they can lose the battle and become a statistic. Please reach out if you are having a difficult time, or lend a hand and an ear to someone you know who may be.

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