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    • Is this alcohol related?

      I’m in a really difficult place right now and could use some advice on navigating a situation that has only grown more complicated over time. A few years ago, I went through cancer treatment, and...

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      Posted by: ephe1
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    • Birthdays

      I could only wish for you to feel at peace that was all you ever deserved I can't pretend this doesn't come with a heavy sadness you aren't here with us we don't get to...

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    • To my younger self

      I see you. You’re 14, and you’re doing your best to be a good girl. You don’t realise it but you think that will make everything ok, if you just block the rest out and...

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      Posted by: elvis0707
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    • Dechipering it all…

      In 2020, my 10-year marriage ended explosively. My husband had a drinking problem which I struggled to ‘manage’. And amidst the breakdown of my marriage, I was forced to confront my past and how...

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      Posted by: foxpott25
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    • Alcoholic Dad dead after drinking and driving

      Three months ago, my alcoholic father died in a car accident where he flipped his jeep multiple times and was thrown from the vehicle. Yesterday we got the toxicology report back and he was...

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      Posted by: acd
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    • Strange Times

      My mam passed away 8 years ago with alcohol dependency. There was myself and my sister. I've always had a complex toxic relationship with her and around 7 years ago we had a argument...

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