Stripped of distractions, Jamie began to realise how often she reached for wine to fill the space – and how each short-term escape was having long-term effects
The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work
For most of her 20s, Jamie* mastered the art of keeping things on the surface. She was the funny one, the party starter, the friend who never said no to another round of drinks. To friends and colleagues, she seemed effortlessly confident.
But beneath the banter and bravado was a deep discomfort – with silence, with vulnerability, and most of all, with herself.
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