Oh dang!! That’s amazing actually. 

It did me too, I’m am still unpacking that. 

Yes! Thank you. 

Thank you, and same to you. That’s a very kind to say. :)

Exactly, thank you! I think you have to be part of the club, we’re a part of to really get what I’m saying and why it upset me. Again, we might both be taking it too personally, but I remember this baseball star died in a boat accident not that long ago, and at first it was so sad but then the toxicology report came…

Very true. It’s so hard sometimes to see how little people know about depression and addiction and how little they even want to try to know. I try to educate in the little way I can. 

It’s so fucked up that she used her official account and not her personal one. I hope the restaurant owners stay safe because trump supporters are nuts. 

I would do it if I could. 

I understand. Like I said to others, I’m probably internalizing this too much, given my own struggle with addiction. 

That’s a very good point, thank you. Unfortunately, you’re right people would dismiss it then, when in fact relapse can be a symptom of depression. But you do make a good point. 

It’s part of the recovery process. I might be getting too in the weeds here, but I find programs like AA/NA to be harmful because they’re hyper focused on clean time and not relapsing. So if people did slip, they’ll go on hardcore binges leading to hospitalization or death, which I’ve seen firsthand. Addiction should…

But only if you think relapse is some sort of moral failing. Again, I am probably internalizing this too much. 

I think you’re right because I feel like he drank even on the later shows, but I do think he cut down significantly. I’m just saying that was a lot of people’s reactions, so maybe they were under the mistaken impression he was totally straight edge. 

Right? I guess since my heart isn’t filled with hate, I just cannot fathom that drive at all, although it’s getting close with how much I hate trump and his supporters. Like I just read this thing on twitter where a farmer will be losing 250k because of tariffs and he is still a trump supporter. That’s how strong…

Good points. And I hate to criticize grief. I’m sure I’m internalizing it too much. Thank you. 

Totally. Sad either way. I just saw so many people say oh thank god he stayed sober or thank god he didn’t relapse. Like what? I’m probably taking it more personal than I should, but yeah just terrible. 

People online were expressing such relief that Bourdain had no drugs and alcohol in his system, which I thought was a very odd reaction. Like it would invalidate their grief if he had relapsed. It just made me feel really, really sad actually.

Eh, probably because they’re racists pieces of shit too. 

I know Twitter is a garbage fire, but if you curate it well, it can be informative and add some levity. Thankfully I’m not famous, so I don’t get harassed. 

Haha. Your stories always make you seem like you’re very glamorous. My band guy was just a local one, haha. But he was very cute.