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Ask Amy: I’m in my 70s and drink too much
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Advice from Amy Dickinson.

I started when I was 16 and have continued my entire life.I haven’t looked into Alcoholics Anonymous for the following reason: I don’t have anyone to apologize to.

The last physical I had revealed that my liver is fine. I am healthy, and cycle about 50 miles a week. Your claim that you are a “happy drunk” is somewhat contradicted by the evidence you present. You are obviously addicted, you’ve got the shakes, and you need to have alcohol in order to function physically, so I suggest that your addiction has in fact affected your life and relationships in profound ways.

My father would either cancel or be late about half the times we were scheduled to play, which was stressful.

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