Originally Posted by
shockozulu 
Personally, I think most humans need "a substantial support network."
Indeed, lots of support group options, including just a circle of close friends who know you well and who can listen and feed back. In addiction recovery, there are many, AA, Smart, SOS, LSR, a bunch of smaller organizations, forums like SR, medical treatment support groups, plus other kinds of support groups for other issues like PTSD. We're social animals, and I think we tend to thrive more easily when we're plugged into human networks.