Statistics are conclusive about the highly significant correlation with ACE (adverse childhood experiences) and addiction formulation. As addictive progression ensues it often becomes a described “whole in the gut”. The most common factor following this is the isolation and destruction of surrounding relationships slowly lead to the afflicted being “Cut from the Herd”. This story dominates the experience of addictive progression and “Cut from the Herd” tells the story of how Aloneness and the new attachment neurologically isolates the person in their digression.