Disappearing for Days: When Addiction Feels Normal - Chad Anderson

Описание: Comedian Chad Anderson joins Forrest to talk addiction, drinking, cocaine, mental health, and the slow creep of chaos becoming normal. They get into small-town drinking culture, disappearing for entire weekends, using “I’m young” as an excuse, and the moments that finally forced him to confront how bad things had gotten.

It’s raw, funny, and packed with real stories about alcohol, cocaine, denial, broken trust, homelessness, terrifying situations, and what it actually takes to rebuild a life after addiction.

🎧 If you’ve ever minimized your drinking, vanished on people who love you, or told yourself you’re “fine” when you’re clearly not — this episode hits hard and still makes you laugh.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & Meet Chad Anderson
00:56 – “What’s Your Problem?”
02:25 – Booze, Then Cocaine, Then Everything
03:49 – Eight Years Clean, Then Weed Comes Back
05:46 – First Time Getting High (Grade Seven)
07:09 – Small-Town Drinking Culture
08:45 – Why Alcohol Gets a Free Pass
09:49 – Being Young as an Excuse
11:58 – Fear of Losing Friends
13:59 – Early Recovery Oversharing
18:37 – Disappearing for Days Became Normal
20:22 – Losing the Relationship That Mattered
23:02 – Crack Apartment & Needle Reality Check
25:55 – Arm Through the Glass Door
42:09 – One Word for Addiction / One for Recovery
55:06 – Advice: get busy and do the work

🎙️ Find Chad Anderson :
🔗 Website: www.chadanderson.net
📸 Instagram: @Chadillmatic
Facebook: Chad Anderson

I’ve Got A Problem is a humorous podcast about addiction — for addicts, families and friends of addicts, and anyone who enjoys honest, funny conversations about recovery.

Hosted by comedian, writer, and addict Forrest Shaw, the show explores addiction and recovery with unfiltered honesty and humor. Laughter might not be the best medicine, but it’s definitely better than electroshock therapy.