meant, Why aren’t we — the collective we, as in you and me — talking about this out loud? Why — if we really want people to feel unashamed, and society to shift its misunderstandings and perceptions of addiction — do we still insist on anonymity and speaking in hushed, unfortunate tones? I didn’t quite buy that the only people who were in trouble with drinking were the ones qualified to be in a 12-step meeting, and I didn’t buy that all my deepest “character flaws” were unique to me as an “alcoholic.” Drinking did something different to me than some people, yes, but everyone I knew was
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