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Why Do Addicts Pick Alcohol Over Love #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #addictiontreatment

20 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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Amber Hollingsworth explains why addicts seem to choose alcohol over their partners. It's not really about the substance. Years of relational damage mean both people have grown to dislike each other, so when ultimatums come, the addict doesn't fight back. The lack of resistance is a sign the connection is already gone.

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They don't always say it, but they're pretty much always thinking it, is that they do pick alcohol over you. And the reason is, it's not just because they're so addicted to it. It's because of all the relational dynamics that have taken place, usually over the course of years, to get to that point where they don't like you anymore, just like you don't like them anymore. And so When you throw out the ultimatums and you throw out the, maybe you'd be better off if I left, don't be surprised if they don't fight you about it, like if they just let it happen.