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- 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 of a drink related disease 4 years ago now...
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  Posted by: hussingtree
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- 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 was a major part of my childhood. I created...
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  Posted by: sinnerz12
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- It’s so hard coping with processing her life as well as her death
  Hiya. I just sort of want to blurt my feelings about my mum to people who would understand. I turned 18 like a week ago so I'm very freshly in the adult category but...
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  Posted by: ziggystardust23
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- Well and truly on the rollercoaster as a COA
  Hello to all my fellow COA’s Here’s to all of us on our respective journeys, our strength, our patience, our love, our fight, our tears, our frustrations, our anger, our anxieties, our being. 3 months after...
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  Posted by: thewondererofwhy
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- Unhappy Birthdays, as a child of an alcoholic
  Earlier this month was my birthday, a very big one for me and one I never thought I’d make it to. I am so proud of myself for making it as far as I...
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  Posted by: thebigdipper
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- Alcohol Abuse Mother
  Hi all, this is my first time posting here and feel a bit nervous about it. My mother has a really bad drinking problem. She drinks all the time hiding booze around her house....
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  Posted by: checkeredthistle
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