Old 07-10-2013, 08:56 AM
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LexieCat
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I have known hundreds of alcoholics in my life, but I've never known anyone who became an alcoholic because of his/her upbringing.

And I'm not about to blame anyone for being an alcoholic--I'm five years sober, myself. Nobody asks to become an alcoholic.

Still, it doesn't really matter what "made" you an alcoholic--the solution still requires hard work by YOU to change. And having a dysfunctional family doesn't make you an exception to that. Plenty of alcoholics recover despite having dysfunctional families. What are you doing for your own recovery?
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