Isolation

 

"No one is an island, entire of itself; everyone is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." -John Donne For years, I thought I was alone-lost, isolated, and afraid. Today I understand this to be a symptom of my alcoholism, an aspect of my disease. Alcoholism is "cunning, baffling, and powerful." It is a mystery we have only begun to understand. One thing we know: The disease-the "ism" of alcoholism-involves more than the act of drinking. Feelings of inadequacy, isolation, and fear keep...