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When coronavirus forced the cancellation of in-person AA meetings, Julie came close to drinking. She found a solution online – ABC News
After four years sober, Julie came close to drinking when her usual face-to-face Alcoholics Anonymous meetings were cancelled due to coronavirus. Now she is embracing online meetings that have put her in contact with people as far away as Alaska.
As the coronavirus lockdowns bit across Australia, Julie* began to fear she would begin drinking again.
“I went from seeing friends and family, having that support, to almost nothing,” she said.
The Darwin mother and self-confessed alcoholic found herself temporarily stuck in Sydney where she had been sorting out family affairs after the death of a relative.
“My relationship with alcohol started when I was in my teens. I was abused as a child, and it helped drown out the pain that was lying t…
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