My family still don't get it sobertimeforme - I 'blew my drinking way out of proportion', I'm 'overdramatic' and 'should just not drink so much'.
It's not so bad as they live in other towns now and I don't see them very often...but when I did, I relied on the support I got here.
Others use the support of AA or some other recovery programme in the same way...
The support of family friends and loved ones would be nice...but it's not always there.
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