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    • I’m exhausted but scared to cut contact

      I was adopted when I was very young and my adoptive dad is an alcoholic. My family sees the problem, including my mum who has told me numerous times how afraid she is of...

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      Posted by: anonymous123
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    • Alcoholic dad refuses to get help

      My dad has been an alcoholic for at least 12 years, I think he started drinking more than normal in 2010 (when I was 15) and it gradually got worse. By 2013 (when I...

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    • Finding people to talk to

      Is there a in-person, or virtual, group that meet up every so often? I have seen a few, but was a bit cautious because some of the groups I found seem quite religious -...

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    • Undiagnosed & in denial alcoholic mum

      I read a book recently which mentioned Nacoa and its taken me a little while to get here. I am just so thankful this place exists. As with most stories, mine is like many others....

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      Posted by: survivor89
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