While there is not a remake in the works that I know of that would prompt this TDA interpretation, for reasons I will keep to myself it seems an appropriate time to post.
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In the movie, pods from outer space somehow sap the consciousness and memories of those who sleep and produce a carbon copy of that person. The duplicate then kills and disposes of the original body. The body snatchers look and sound like those they replaced betrayed only by an utter lack of human emotion until their true agenda is revealed.
As you can tell from the altered title, when relating the story to alcoholism/addiction I feel that disassociation works better than invasion, but other than that the story is a perfect fit for the addiction lifecycle. First it’s the abnormal sleep patterns. Then even though they look and sound like those we once knew they no longer have the same personality. Cue the disassociation, not because they no longer desire human contact but out of embarrassment, fear, and a laser like focus on a single mission. Then comes the resignation from the human race dropping all pretense that life involves anything more than feeding the addiction.
No longer a husband, son, or friend- they are now an alcoholic or addict.
Take care of yourself my friend.
