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Old 10-23-2015, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by dcg View Post
No offense, as I know your intentions are good, but if he was vomiting from a hangover, then I can't think of anything that you could say to reach out that doesn't make you come off as a total douche, and multiply that by 10 if his reasons for vomiting were from the flu, food poisoning, or a host of other medical reasons for wretched vomiting, and you assumed it must be from drinking because he has a bag that 90% of business travelers own and it's the morning after a huge conference.
The best time to reach someone struggling with addiction is in the midst of their misery. All I was going to offer was an 'I understand what you're going through' and hand him my card.

I won't ever judge or assert any shoulds on someone - but I feel it's a sacred duty now, to reach out to those who still suffer.
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