The Recovery After Leaving

Leaving someone who drinks too much feels like learning to walk again. It is like

after a car accident. Your legs work, but your brain forgot the pattern.

Your nervous system is basically rewired. Every time your phone buzzes, you flood with

cortisol. You are not paranoid, you are conditioned. Like Pavlov's dog

but having a panic attack. Your friends will disappear faster than promises.

You became the friend who brought chaos to brunch. You will miss the chaos.

Your brain got addicted to the adrenaline of fixing disasters. Normal feels boring.

Peaceful feels wrong. That is the real hangover.