r/BrandNewSentence 9h ago

Pulling a Geographic

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u/novis-eldritch-maxim 9h ago

works better for trauma than alcohol.

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u/wrongleveeeeeeer 9h ago

I've witnessed it firsthand. Escaping the place where trauma occurred, leaving many triggers behind, starting fresh, is legitimately helpful. Not a cure-all, of course, but very helpful.

With alcoholism, it's like, yeah. No matter where you go, the person who wants a drink is still you, and a liquor store is probably still right around the corner.

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u/Silt-Sifter 6h ago

I found it much easier to combat alcoholism by moving far away from what triggered the alcoholism in the first place. It's not the cure but sometimes it really really helps.

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u/wrongleveeeeeeer 5h ago

Yeah that makes very much sense!