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Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Alcohol addiction: The self-diagnosed disease: 2 of 5

Alcohol abuse is not a disease it's a way of life in my opinion. I spent 5 years in a relationship with a lovely girl with huge problems, it wasn't until the 3rd year that her problem with alcohol came to light and I was informed by her family that this wasn't a new problem. Georgina drank to dull the pain of problems in her past and to help her feel good about herself. There was no disease involved, yes she had withdrawal symptoms the 20 or so times she tried to quit just the same as a smoker has but to a much greater extent of course....scary stuff I can tell you...and when she got clean...
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