Does getting defensive mean I have a drinking problem?
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“Not by itself. Defensiveness is a signal worth noticing, not a diagnosis. Plenty of high-performing, grey area drinkers get defensive about a question long before anything in their life looks like a crisis. The reaction is information you can use, not proof of anything.”
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