'Lately I’ve been feeling increasingly unsure of that future — not my sobriety but the idea that any of us will even be around 50 years from now.' ginnyhogan_ writes
have skyrocketed in recent years. Luisa Isbell, a substance-use-disorder counselor at a sober-living facility in San Francisco, says she has “definitely noticed more clients expressing anxiety related to global stressors like climate change, war, and the pandemic.” Just having the TV on in a sober-living facility, once a source of comfort or welcome distraction, Isbell continues, “can be an additional source of stress when they’re constantly broadcasting bad news.
Dr. Adrienne Heinz, a clinical research psychologist at the Stanford School of Medicine, has a few theories about why climate events may trigger addicts in particular: “When climate events happen, it’s easier to slip into fuck-it mode because the world feels like it’s falling apart anyway. This can trigger relapse.”, similarly describes how feelings of futility can be a particular threat to those who once used substances to cope with “untenable anxieties.
I spoke with over 50 recovering alcoholics I found via Twitter, many of whom confirmed what these experts are seeing. “I definitely consume way too much news/political reporting about climate change,” says Mike, a recovering alcoholic now sober for 14 years. “It stresses me out, and it really does push me toward a relapse.
“Because of power outages, I had to stay with several different friends, and they had alcohol in the house,” Emily says. To make matters worse, it was before she’d gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, and she was uncomfortable co-habiting with others. “You get used to living ‘one day at a time’ as a sober person, but living through multiple threats at once felt more like minute to minute.
The problem of eco-anxiety is compounded for those early in sobriety who don’t have years of sober living to keep them steady. They can be especially emotionally fragile, Dr. Heinz says, “because they are having to exercise coping skills they didn’t previously use.” The sense of futility was much greater for me in early sobriety. In my first three months of recovery, I made an active decision every single night: drink or don’t drink.
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