Originally Posted by
RecklessEric 
. . . Are we more sensitive to the void as addicts, I wonder? . . ..
Excellent question! I think it'd be a good thread of it's own . . .
I was going to say that maybe "normies" just have better coping methods . . . but then why do I think so many of them could use a good 12-step program?? LOL
Seriously, I think we do feel things on a different level than others. It seems things hit us harder . . . or maybe, we just magnify everything to be bigger than it is??? IDK. But yeah. There's definitely a difference!
[I don't like the word "sensitive" cuz I was told for way too long that I was "just being over-sensitive."
But I also can't come up with a better one . . . ] 