"My husband, thank God, never walked out; he was just waiting for me to find myself again. He had to dissociate from what I was doing to stay healthy for our family... it was truly awful."
"I've burnt bridges with friends - they couldn't bear to see me self-destruct. When you're an alcoholic, you push people away because you feel like you don't deserve love."
"It was heartbreaking to hear [the letter]... I realized what chaos I'd brought on my family. In addiction you just don't see it."
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