Dispassionate Non-Attachment

Wow. That some seriously hard work. Every day!!!! Every day!!! I have to practice this non- attachment thing. From who I speak with and who's energy is trying to influence me, to the stuff I put on myself. I have to practice for my sanity and clear mind. What does detachment mean to you? I would love to read. To me... it is acknowledging everything and trying to not let things consume me. I met with a student and she said "She wants a clear mind, but everybody in her circle drinks and takes prescription drugs in order to cope, she wants to feel alive but not attach herself to the drama of others, to follow what is right for her". But she was scared, bc most of her life she attached herself to this lifestyle and the habit was a hard one to break. The attachments to her culture and peers made it hard. But it ultimately is her decision..... Stay attached or Allow that attachment to own her....