A psychologist describes how he developed an alcohol addiction at 40 and discovered that ethanol actively suppresses joy. He argues that removing it from your system lets you reclaim an inner happiness and transform your life.
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And about when I was about age 40, I started acting just like them, started getting addicted to it myself, and being like, man, I didn't break any chains at all. I got a doctorate in psychology and here I am, you know, doing exactly what these guys were doing. And so that's when I really took notice and started diving deep into what alcohol is, and I immediately learned that it's ethanol. So when we're talking here today You're going to hear me talking a lot about ethanol and joy. Those are my two themes of what, what's happening. Remove the ethanol from your bloodstream, from your system, and you're going to start experiencing a lot of joy. There's going to be a completely different alcohol-free life, and that inner joy that we are at our utmost essence will begin to surface, and it is an amazing thing.