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Addiction & Recovery

bif

(22,995 posts)

7. I agree

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 02:18 PM

Oct 2022

In the group I'm part of (SMART) it seems about 3/4 of the people were using alcohol to block out bad things that happened in their lives. For me, I just enjoyed the warm buzz of booze. A bit too much it seems. I had a pretty normal childhood and adulthood, so I was in it for the pure pleasure of it Glad I quit. It's been four years and I doubt I'l ever get buzzed again.

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