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    • Still Haunted

      Hi I grew up with an alcoholic father from my earliest memory until I moved out aged 21. I am now 44 years old and find that time of my life still haunts me...

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    • Reflection of my youth

      You may have influenced me to believe I'm inherently wrong. There's a whole lot of shame being carried that never belonged to me. You took your load and passed it on, I felt it in...

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    • At my wits end

      My mum is in her early 60s and has been an alcoholic for over 20 years. She has been to rehab twice and started drinking immediately when she left. People keep saying ‘she needs to hit...

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    • My dad is choosing alcohol

      For context from the day i was born till i was 12 me and my dad were close then the pandemic hit and he took up drinking. He used to stay at home to...

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    • i feel alone all the time

      my dad has a drinking addiction and my mum recently has chose to ignore it or refuse to believe it anymore and my brother is at uni so its made it extremely difficult for...

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  • My dad is choosing alcohol
    For context from the day i was born till i was 12 me and my dad were close then the pandemic hit and he took…
  • Still Haunted
    Hi I grew up with an alcoholic father from my earliest memory until I moved out aged 21. I am now 44 years old and…
  • Reflection of my youth
    You may have influenced me to believe I'm inherently wrong. There's a whole lot of shame being carried that never belonged to me. You took…
  • At my wits end
    My mum is in her early 60s and has been an alcoholic for over 20 years. She has been to rehab twice and started drinking…
  • Unsure what to do next
    Hi. Read a few messages and it is reassuring to hear people with similar feelings but it still doesn't feel good. My dad is going…

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  • my mum works away for either 2 weeks or 4 weeks at a time and comes back for 1 week. i talk to my aunties…
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  • thanks for replying. i always tell my aunt (his older sister) and last year she did offer to move me out to ireland with her…
    please get better on My dad is choosing alcohol
  • i have tried before and he always tells me hes gonna change but hes not a very emotional person so its hard for him to…
    please get better on My dad is choosing alcohol
  • Wow very powerful words that I can really relate to! Thank you for sharing and so sorry you went through this. The Nacoa helpline is…
    pearl on Reflection of my youth

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