Drinking Doesn't Selectively Numb

I drank to numb myself from hurts and negative feelings. In doing so,  I have come to find out I also numbed my feelings of joy, happiness, creativity, love...all my positive emotions. We need to accept our pains so that we don't numb ourselves to the glory of living.

“We cannot selectively numb emotions. When we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”  -- Brene Brown