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When family members label your relationship with alcohol

My mother calls me an alcoholic like my father but I only drink wine and never during the day and I don't know if labels matter or just hurt.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' interpretations of our behavior can become more powerful than our own understanding of our experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Alcohol and the body?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.