<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Looking to the external for happiness is like a... > Looking to the external for happiness is like a drug addiction; you are always looking for an external fix to sooth your withdrawals of depression when things aren't going well. It is a form of self-medicating something deeper and unresolved. **Source:** [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Looking to the external for happiness is like a drug addiction; you are always looking for an external fix to sooth your withdrawals of depression when things aren't going well. It is a form of self-medicating something deeper and unresolved.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-looking-external-happiness-something-deeper-unresolved ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->