AMERICA: Alcohol & Bad Decisions: A National Trauma Response

America isn't just stressed.America is coping. With alcohol.With shopping.With gambling.With debt.With "treat yourself" delusion and productivity worship. AMERICA: Alcohol & Bad Decisions: A National Trauma Response is a sharp, hilarious, painfully honest memoir-meets-social commentary for anyone who has ever looked around and thought: "Is it just me... or is this whole thing not okay?" In these pages, Gigi Wong breaks down the cultural chaos of late-stage empire with humor, clarity, and a nervous-system-level truth that hits you right in the chest. From productivity worship to emotional overdraft, from socially-approved dissociation to the "American Dream(TM)" fine print-this book names what so many people feel, but can't quite say out loud. It's not polished.It's not performative.It's real. This isn't a self-help book.It's a wake-up call. And somehow, it's also a love letter. Inside you'll find: - Why alcohol is the most socially acceptable way to disappear- How gambling sells hope back to people who are exhausted- Why shopping became therapy in a society that won't provide real care- The "Suffering Box" and the lie that pain is a credential- Individuation, nervous system regulation, and the cost of becoming real- Mutual aid, empire mechanics, and staying human with receipts- Why the future is small, local, sacred-and already happening If you've ever been called too sensitive, maybe you're not.Maybe you're just awake. And if you're reading this... you're already free.

Pages: 273, Paperback, Independently published