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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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- My Dad
  Im 58 My father was an alcoholic when i was a child - He died over 25 years ago Does anyone else feel the effects still from their experience. Mine was over 45 years ago. I...
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  Posted by: surreygal
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- Counselling
  Has anybody benefitted from talking to a counsellor? Do you find they struggle to understand why this affects you in adult life? That’s been my experience so far.. Can anybody recommend a good counsellor/ ways...
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  Posted by: ephe1
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- Isolation
  Does anybody feel like alcohol contributed to their isolation? My mother was a single mum for a chunk of my childhood, but after marrying my stepdad - a functioning alcohol dependent - lost meaningful contact...
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  Posted by: ephe1
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