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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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    • 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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    • 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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