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[โ€“] RocksForBrains@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've been there before.

Gotta get help. Gotta get therapy. Alcohol does have a strong physical/chemical dependency that forms on long term abuse, however the source of what drives you to abuse chemicals is always something deeper.

Get the help. It's worth it not to feel paper thin.