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After he loses his daughter (which was your fault, his brain tells him), his drinking habits change. But Zachariah insists he doesn’t have a problem.
He isn’t an alcoholic, he tells himself as he drinks first thing in the morning and last thing at night.
He isn’t an alcoholic, he tells himself as he gets the shakes after not drinking and needs a sip to stop himself trembling.
He isn’t an alcoholic, he tells himself as he needs more and more booze to get himself through the day.
He isn’t an alcoholic, he tells himself as the drinking consumes him.