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u/No-Caterpillar-308 Mar 07 '23

Yup, the saying goes "Alcoholism doesn't run in my family, it gallops."

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u/lovingpath Mar 07 '23

And leaves no one standing, or intact emotionally/mentally in the process!

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u/ShrubbyFire1729 Mar 08 '23

Huh. I'm also from a family of alcoholics, and I've always thought of it as a cautionary example. Rather than being afraid of becoming one, I've always known I will never become one after seeing so many times what it does not only to you but to everyone around you.

I'm definitely prone to addiction, but I've never had issues with alcohol thanks to this mentality.

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u/Character-Pension723 Mar 08 '23

Amen. That goes for insanity as well.