Sober living

The first day after you quit drinking alcohol, it may feel pretty easy to stick to your commitment to not drinking. Those not physically dependent on alcohol likely will not have any significant physical changes. Still, you may wake up feeling more alert in the mornings and having more energy throughout the day. If frequent …

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These adults fit the model of children of alcoholics who themselves become alcoholics. As expected, the extent to which patients matched this dimension predicted poor adaptive functioning, poor childhood attachment, childhood psychopathy, and a family history of criminality. Imagine a child tiptoeing through a minefield of unpredictable emotions, never knowing when the next explosion might …

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