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I hate feelings. Why does sobriety have to come with feelings?

I hate feelings. Why does sobriety have to come with feelings?

Augusten Burroughs
Hate, Sobriety, Feelings
Augusten Burroughs (2011). “Dry”, p.181, Atlantic Books Ltd

You have an incredible body." He reaches out to touch my stomach. I feel no pleasure in his compliment or his touch, only impatience. This is the only feeling. I feel like the paper on which my mood chart is printed.

Augusten Burroughs
Feelings, Paper, Body

I realized I could really become hooked on these happy pills. They gave me a glorious feeling of general well-being and didn't make me fat, like alcohol. I wondered if there was any harm in being addicted to only these.

Augusten Burroughs
Alcohol, Feelings, Pills
Augusten Burroughs (2004). “Magical Thinking: True Stories”, p.103, Macmillan

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