Hello all, thank you for having this forum available. I have a very challenging and stressful job (I hold a senior position within the UK government), and I have just broken up with my partner of multiple years. Growing up my father had bipolar and my parents became divorced. When my mother remarried, my step father was an alcoholic. My eldest sister developed schizo affective disorder and it pained my family and I to observe her have multiple nervous breakdowns. As a result of my personal circumstances, I became drawn to friends who had similar experiences to mine and this resulted in share alcohol and drug abuse. I haven't been diagnosed as yet but I have looked up online and I think I have peripheral neuropathy in my hands and it's likely it was brought on by me battling my addictions. I am dealing with detoxing and steering clear of toxants now but I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone had any experiences like mine in terms of neuropathy, brought on by the aforementioned means. I hope that you will not look down at me in my post as I am here because I am quite frightened and am looking for some reassurance, please. Thank you