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    • End of life forgiveness

      My dad was a recovered alcoholic who turned to alcoholism again during lockdown. This unearthed years of trauma which I'd had years of therapy for after being diagnosed with CPTSD from the traumatic events...

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      Posted by: mollier0se
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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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      Posted by: bagpuss77
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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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      Posted by: aweirdtime
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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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  • Feeling lonely
    Hello. I am new to this group and want to know how other people are dealing with feeling lonely. I am only 10 with 2…
  • A rough couple of months
    Hi again COAs, I’m returning again to this wonderful message board to process the last couple of months a little, and continue to share my…
  • I tried to give him peace, but will I ever find mine
    Hello all. This is my first time posting here, so apologies if my message is too long Growing up, I didn't actually know my dad…
  • New here – Taking first steps
    Hi, Ive coped reasonably well with dealing with my mum's alcoholism, but I think I've largely just contained it, without really addressing it. She died…
  • Nearly 17 years
    I lost my father to alcoholism 17 years ago. I was 24 at the time and had been expecting the end for many years. It…

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  • Hi Penelopy It's really brave of you to share your feelings and I'm so glad you found the safe space of the message boards at…
    papaya29 on Feeling lonely
  • Hello Penelope, your message really touched me. It is such a lonely place being the child of an alcoholic as you feel other children in…
    catswithbells on Feeling lonely
  • Hello penelopy, Thank you for sharing this here. Writing about it and posting it can take courage – how did it feel to put it…
    listener on Feeling lonely
  • Thank you for sharing. It's so interesting to hear how similar a lot of this is. The two exact things where you said about not…
    sunbear123 on Nearly 17 years
  • Hi, thank you so much for posting and for sharing some of your story. I am so sorry to hear about how unwell your dad…
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