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    • Anger

      Hello everyone I wanted to come on and talk about something I haven’t really noticed before. It’s that when my mum drinks she seems to get really angry about small things that don’t really...

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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 older siblings supporting me and I sometimes feel bad...

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    • The Anger.

      Hi!, this is my first time posting on here so a bit iffy, my teacher told me about this and printed some stuff out for me and I found that it had a message...

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    • Endless cycle

      I genuinely dont see how my mum will ever get sober, today started off ok and then we went out to lunch, she said she knew today was going to be stressful so she...

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    • Can never quite get it right

      Being around drunk people is insufferable as is but especially when it’s your mum who you know is going to start yelling any minute now, today I was trying to avoid her in the...

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    • I’m so tired and scared

      Sometimes I really do feel like my mum will never get sober especially on nights like these , she went out to the pub after school and i went with her cuz I worry...

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  • Newbie here
    Hi everyone, I am new here but have been reading all the posts from children to adults and have to say they all resonated with…
  • I have never admitted this before
    No-one that knows me (apart from immediate family) knows that I live with my mother who is alcohol dependent and has been all of my…
  • Anger
    Hello everyone I wanted to come on and talk about something I haven’t really noticed before. It’s that when my mum drinks she seems to…
  • 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…
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    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…

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  • Welcome! I’m so pleased you have found this little community at Nacoa and, more importantly, that you’re finding things that resonate you – I hope…
    listener on Newbie here
  • Hello Laila, I am really sorry to hear about your mum’s drinking and the impact it has on you. It sounds like you are navigating…
    listener on I have never admitted this before
  • Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I am sorry you have had this experience and that there was no support for…
    butterfly583 on Newbie here
  • Hi Laila It's so difficult trying to persuade a loved one not to drink. You can't make your mum stop drinking but it may be…
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