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    • Media and shame

      Hi Everyone, I'm sure you'll all have seen that within the last few days there have been revelations made by the police that a missing person has a vulnerability that they later disclosed was alcohol...

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      Posted by: onthemerrygoroundagain
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    • So tired

      I am really struggling. My mum has been an alcoholic all my life, I'm 45 now. It is emotionally draining and in the last 18 months I have limited how much I see her....

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    • how to help?

      I'm 26F. My mum is nearly 62 and the only parent i have left. I've always known her to drink. About 2 years ago she ended up in hospital after a drunken weekend when...

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    • Worried mother/grandmother

      My daughter - 40 - is the single parent of 4 year old. She is an alcoholic in denial. She ticks all the boxes. She has drank heavily for over 20 years. During much...

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      Posted by: suzi
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    • I don’t know anymore

      I have never been part of any support group, but I feel that my mums drinking is having such a detrimental affect on me I need to get some help. I am 42 and have...

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      Posted by: webster
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    • 33 year old daughter of an alcoholic mum

      Hi to whoever reads this, I'm just feeling low lately and looking for additional support. I've tried to find things locally to me before to no avail. I'm based in a little town in Derbyshire. As an...

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