Hi, I found out today that my father passed away. He has been an alcoholic for as long as I have known him and I could see this death coming from the last time I…
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Is giving hope to my children the right thing?
Hello I am struggling with which path to support my children 11 and 8, their father an alcoholic who does not live with us. My son has recently become quite militant that no one should…
reflecting months after you passed
When you lost the hope to fight, your body beaten down and barely holding on just know we were there. You might not have heard but I held your hand in mine and that was…
i am angry and feel guilty for being so angry
Hi, its my first time here. After reading some of the messages i feel like i am less alone. I lost my mum to cancer 15 years ago. My dad has always been a drinker.…
Should I give my mum another chance?
Hi, I’m Mia, I’m 26 and my mum has been an alcoholic for as long as I can remember. She pretty much raised me and my brother as a single mother, because she and my…
After all these years……
Hi, this is my first post, I’m 62 and still feeling the effects of my mums drinking. Until very recently I thought my Mum had started drinking after I was born and I carried the…
My biggest fear has happened and I’ve lost my mum
I am 41 years old with 2 young children. My mum has had a very tough few years with splitting up with my dad, having to move and start life again on her own and…
I’m scared I’ll never be free
I’m 27 now and my mum has been an alcoholic before I was born. She is currently homeless living in a family members spare room, with no ability to change her situation. Her drinking has…
History repeats
Anyone else feel like they want to drink when they start to feel sad or if something bad happens. I do because I can’t cope with sitting in silence by myself and hating myself. Then…
Buying booze – enabling?
Hi all, first post. I’m struggling with my dad’s drinking which has started spiraling lately – could be drinking about 20 cans of strong cider a day and he has stage 3 cirrhosis. Sometimes he…
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