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    • Lost

      Hi Everyone, A few years ago I lost my dad, he was an alcoholic with A lot of other issues to. Now I am dealing with a side to my mum that iv never...

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      Posted by: megancourtneybrown
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    • In an awful situation that’s only getting worse

      Hi everyone, I'm the child of two functioning alcoholics, finding this space with similar experiences is already helping me. Both parents have been alcohol dependent for as long as I can remember, there's no getting through...

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      Posted by: lonelu3
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    • Boundaries – why is it so hard !

      Hi everyone, This last week following mother's day I realised that I just couldn't watch my mum get drunk anymore and sadly I don't think I've ever been able to be myself around her. I've...

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      Posted by: katy996
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    • How do I live my life

      My dad has had issues with alcohol misuse all my life. As a veteran with severe ptsd, he has used alcohol to numb his memories. The last few months, he has been drunk every...

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      Posted by: pixiepenelope
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    • 77 year old mum

      Mum has always had a few drinks but after my dad died in 2021 it has become progressively worse. I'm 45 and she is 77. She lives alone most of the time but family come to...

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      Posted by: rachel
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    • One of three

      This is a mess. I’m approaching my 40s. One of three children of an alcoholic parent. Two years ago we found him, nearly dead at the bottom of his stairs, he’d fallen and being...

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      Posted by: thisisamess
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