I first noticed my mothers heavy drinking in 1999 when we went on holiday together. We’ve never had a great relationship, she was quite horrible to me growing up and can be erratic and scary…
My Mum is Dying
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics
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I’ve cut my mum off…I know it’s the best for me…but I feel so sad
After 33 years of having an alcoholic mother, I finally cut her out of my life this year. My I can’t get past this feeling of deep sadness, a kind of grief. I know it…
Letting go
I’ve returned from what I believe I’d the last visit to my mother I’ll ever make. I had to drop everything and find to Ireland from the UK at 3am due to a call that…
Dysfunctional siblings
Hi everyone, I guess I’m just wondering if anyone can relate or have a similar issue with their siblings… We have all experienced trauma as a result of parental alcoholism from both parents and have…
Forms of Support
What forms of support people have found helpful. Which groups offer, for example, group meetings and which only offer individual support. Support that is based on religious principles and that which isn’t. Support groups which…
Bereaved
My mum was an alcoholic for as long as I can remember. I have been through years of heartache, anger and resentment. Despite losing everything-friends, family, job, house she was in denial till the bitter…
Cry for help
My mum has drank for as long as I can remember but I’d say the last 6/7 years it has got worse and she starts drinking about 12/1pm it has been 11am before!!! I love…
A letter I never sent.
A letter I wrote months ago but felt I could never send… I know that no matter how much I beg and plead and wish for you to see that your life is valuable, that…
i feel alone all the time
my dad has a drinking addiction and my mum recently has chose to ignore it or refuse to believe it anymore and my brother is at uni so its made it extremely difficult for me…
I just need to say something
I remember my dad’s alcoholism from the age of 15. He was obviously drinking before but it had been hidden. I’m an only child, sort of, it’s all down to me to check in on…
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