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    • Parents split

      Hi all so this is a lot to get through My dad and mum are splitting up as my mum has fallen out of love with him and had her heart broken by his...

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      Posted by: thebigdipper
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    • Breaking the chain or over-reacting? Help!

      Hi everyone, I'm the adult daughter of an alcoholic mother, who died 10 years ago of alcohol toxicity when my child was an infant. My child is super skittish about alcohol, and really doesn't...

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    • Care assistance and general rant.

      Hello, First post here and after some advice hopefully in relation to my Dad For background he’s been a lifelong drinker, pretty much solely in pubs but his drinking increased exponentially since around 2010 when...

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      Posted by: poolwack
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    • Still struggling 10 years on

      Hi all New to NACOA and this board, wondering if others are in a similar spot. I have just turned 50 and my Dad died 9 years ago this month aged around 70. He was...

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    • Feeling hopeless and angry

      Think like many others, I’ve come here for a bit of an offload. My mum was hospitalised last night from falling down the stairs drunk and knocking herself out, she has a small bleed...

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    • Hello, glad to meet you…

      Hi everyone, I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself to this wonderful group. I am a man in my early 30s who has struggled for a long time due my mothers...

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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…
    listener on A rough couple of months

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