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When alcohol becomes a sleep solution despite family addiction history

I sleep amazing when I'm drunk but feel guilty about needing alcohol to turn my brain off, especially since my dad was an alcoholic.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Chemical sedation provides relief while activating deeper fears about inherited patterns of dependence.

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“Where Are You with Sleep — the science and the practice across traditions?”

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