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When Substances Become Emotional Bridges

I can only be emotionally intimate when I'm drunk and I'm worried I'm becoming dependent on alcohol just to feel close to people.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes we need chemical courage to cross the distances we've created between ourselves and others, but the bridge can become the destination.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Emotional Availability?”

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