In an awful situation that’s only getting worse

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lonelu3

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…

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Boundaries – why is it so hard !

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katy996

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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How do I live my life

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pixiepenelope

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 day,…

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77 year old mum

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rachel

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…

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One of three

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thisisamess

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 lying…

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Mum’s gone

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daffodil

My mum has been an alcoholic all my life. The last decade things got worse and worse, and she died from decompensated liver disease on 3rd March. I have been trying to make her better…

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Is this alcohol related?

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ephe1

I’m in a really difficult place right now and could use some advice on navigating a situation that has only grown more complicated over time. A few years ago, I went through cancer treatment, and…

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Birthdays

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tm19x

I could only wish for you to feel at peace that was all you ever deserved I can’t pretend this doesn’t come with a heavy sadness you aren’t here with us we don’t get to…

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To my younger self

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elvis0707

I see you. You’re 14, and you’re doing your best to be a good girl. You don’t realise it but you think that will make everything ok, if you just block the rest out and…

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Dechipering it all…

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foxpott25

In 2020, my 10-year marriage ended explosively. My husband had a drinking problem which I struggled to ‘manage’. And amidst the breakdown of my marriage, I was forced to confront my past and how this…

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