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Stratman1 I too drank often to numb feelings of sadness, disappointment, confusion, guilt, anger, resentment etcetera that I felt around the dysfunction in my family. Namely my parents. It's been a constant trigger in my life, I never knew of any other way to cope with those feelings. I know just how you feel JaneLane
Thank you. I'm so pleased that other kind souls on here can share and relate. Makes it a lot easier going forward :-)