I know for me, when I would drink, I circumvented my own self-protection and my own judgment and my own discrimination - the healthy kind of judgment and discrimination.

I'm lucky that people feel comfortable sharing things with me.

Once I stopped drinking and I'd be going out on dates, or hanging out with guys, I'd realize, "Oh, maybe I don't like them that much!" I think the drinking was to make these guys more tolerable.

I know for me, when I would drink, I circumvented my own self-protection and my own judgment and my own discrimination - the healthy kind of judgment and discrimination.

Most things that I think about not talking about, ultimately I decide to talk about, and I feel better.

Every time someone opens up to me, it just feels like a gift they're giving me, because it's a chance to experience another human being.

Drinking is a fast-forward button; it makes you feel close to a person so quickly.