I'm glad you're taking what your son says seriously Lizzie.
I was never good in a crisis...I walked numb through a lot of 'bad stuff' when I was drinking.
But now, after 2 years of not drinking I've been through a lot of bad stuff sober too...
The difference is I actually deal with things - I don't put them off, I don't ignore them or deny them...I deal with them...and I've managed pretty well, even if I say so myself.
Crisis is not fun....but I've learnt a lot about myself - I'm better and tougher than I knew - but I had to give myself the chance to find out.
I've learnt a lot about crisis too - drunk or sober I get through it - and I'd rather be sober because not only am I not hurting myself, I've learnt that by facing things, I've actually helped a lot of other people too
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