Hi, I was wondering if people could share their coping mechanisms for lockdown, when living with a parent who is drinking too much or a parent who is drinking too much during lockdown who you…
Coping with Lockdown
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics
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Seeing The Full Story
My dad has been an alcoholic ever since before I was born and me and my siblings grew up to my parents constantly fighting my dad would say some pretty horrible things to each of…
Was there anything better I could have done?
Hey, my mum is an alcoholic and has been for a long time, she and my dad got divorced and as much as they both claim it wasn’t due to her drinking I feel like…
A sad Christmas
Mothers aren’t supposed to be alcoholics. I’m an adult and for most of my childhood, my mother hid her secret of drinking alcohol. She is now dependant and experiences shakes if she does not drink.…
Coping as an adult
I can’t remember as a child a time when my dad didn’t drink but at an early age I didn’t realize it was an issue, he held down a job, took us away on holidays…
Forgiveness
I often find myself battling with how to forgive my parent for their alcholism. I lost my father to it a few years ago now and it was really sudden, despite his relationship with alcohol…
excited for christmas
i was really looking forward to christmas but I know its a time of year when everyone is celebrating. i feel as though my Christmas memories are ruined by living with someone who drinks so…
i’m feeling sad
i am not too sure what is going on at home and its really hard because we have just come out of a lockdown. i feel so useless and alone because whenever I ask for…
Grieving and guilt
My Mother passed away and I find I can’t grieve. I feel guilty for not feeling worse about her death. I suppose I grieve the idea of her, but her passing isn’t a loss to…
Covid19 troubles with an alcoholic parent
How should I cope with my own mental health problems and the worries of living with an alcoholic parent during this lockdown? I am becoming really anxious and stressed because we just don’t know when…
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