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    • Guilt

      I have lost both my parents to alcohol, my dad was a drinker for as long as I can remember, but when we lived in Ireland it was social drinking with his friends...

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      Posted by: sandeelilly
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    • Age is only a number

      I'm a single child now 48yrs old. Both my parents have died. My mum at 18 and my dad in 2023. They were both alcoholics. One functioning and one non functioning. Home was a...

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      Posted by: violet1242
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    • Love

      Dear whoever- void What do I lack to live a life desperate, silent Longing to be loved. Feeling like my default is broken, the structure is damaged or oddly contorted. My bones, body ached to be embraced. To feel...

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      Posted by: tm19x
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    • Coping with grief

      Hi everyone, My alcoholic dad passed away 3 weeks ago. He had been an alcoholic for as long as I can remember. As a child I remember being a Daddy’s girl, but in all...

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      Posted by: lola85
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    • My moms ruining my life

      My mom is an alcoholic and quite frankly it’s ruining my life. She doesn’t want help, she says she doesn’t want to get better because there’s no point so I don’t know how to...

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      Posted by: feelinglost
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Recent topics

  • Letter to my mum, I hope someone can relate to feel better
    Dear mum, First, I love you. It's Thursday evening, just before Christmas, and I am sitting here alone on the sofa staring at the Christmas…
  • Guilt
    I have lost both my parents to alcohol, my dad was a drinker for as long as I can remember, but when we lived in…
  • Age is only a number
    I'm a single child now 48yrs old. Both my parents have died. My mum at 18 and my dad in 2023. They were both alcoholics.…
  • Love
    Dear whoever- void What do I lack to live a life desperate, silent Longing to be loved. Feeling like my default is broken, the structure…
  • Coping with grief
    Hi everyone, My alcoholic dad passed away 3 weeks ago. He had been an alcoholic for as long as I can remember. As a child…

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  • My mum was an alcoholic. Later on we suspected some underline reason. Never could it be proved. When mum did go to get help she…
    violet1242 on My moms ruining my life
  • Thank you for sharing these words and expressing your feelings in a beautiful way. I too find it helpful to write my thoughts and feelings…
    elisastar on Love
  • I’m so glad you came here to share your feelings. It’s relatable to me as I felt I had such a complicated relationship with my…
    here2help on Coping with grief
  • Thank you for sharing this, it resonates with me. Take good care of yourself.
    here2help on Love
  • This really resonates with me too. My dad died 25 years ago, I was a teenager, and I still miss him so much. Over those…
    venkman on My Dad

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