Cannot open folders in ~/Documents via alias or recent items

I am having a similar issue as outlined in A "Library"-folder appeared in my Documents folder on Mac, Is that normal? but with the added problem of I cannot open any folder located in ~/Documents via an alias or recent items. All that opens when I try is just the root of the Mac HD. All of the folders and data are still present and the OS knows they are there because I am never asked to fix any of the aliases. Have not had any luck finding a solution to getting these working again and welcome any input.