EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 3 MIN
Friendship & Addiction: Why We Cling To False Safety-Episode 15
from Tripping Over Myself the podcast · host Gerard Bradbury
Friendship isn’t always what it looks like on the surface. Sometimes we build friendships around the wrong things — the wrong comfort, the wrong habits, the wrong kind of silence. In this episode, I talk about the friendship I formed with addiction, how it became my escape, my constant, and eventually the thing that nearly took my life.I share the moment everything changed: the coma, the machines, and the four months in a hospital bed that forced me to face the truth I’d been avoiding. This episode is about denial, courage, and the kind of wake‑up call you don’t forget. Sobriety isn’t handed to you — it’s something you choose, again and again.If you’ve ever held onto something that was destroying you because it felt familiar, this one might land close to home.
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Friendship isn’t always what it looks like on the surface. Sometimes we build friendships around the wrong things — the wrong comfort, the wrong habits, the wrong kind of silence. In this episode, I talk about the friendship I formed with addiction, how it became my escape, my constant, and eventually the thing that nearly took my life.I share the moment everything changed: the coma, the machines, and the four months in a hospital bed that forced me to face the truth I’d been avoiding. This episode is about denial, courage, and the kind of wake‑up call you don’t forget. Sobriety isn’t handed to you — it’s something you choose, again and again.If you’ve ever held onto something that was destroying you because it felt familiar, this one might land close to home.
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