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I was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown

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Decades after being sexually abused, the author and doctor Frank Spinelli believed he had moved on emotionally. But alcohol destroyed his sense of security. He describes how he confronted his shame…

The Guardian United Kingdom · 18 August 2026

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