Isolated and alone but with a motivation to thrive in life
Nothing that your mum did is your fault! It is NEVER your fault!
Nothing that your mum did is your fault! It is NEVER your fault!
Feeling guilt, shame or embarrassment
My mother was unflinchingly strong and alive
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
The Lessons you taught me
If you are within arms-reach as a child or loved one, the negative stigma remains much the same.
If you are within arms-reach as a child or loved one, the negative stigma remains much the same.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present
Above all else I learnt that from darkness there is always light. To ensure that every battle we face is a lesson and we proceed to learn and teach others of this.
Above all else I learnt that from darkness there is always light. To ensure that every battle we face is a lesson and we proceed to learn and teach others of this.
When you become the parent
When somebody is given family support to heal, you must tell ourself that you were not the cause.
When somebody is given family support to heal, you must tell ourself that you were not the cause.
My Mum
As I have got older I realise there is no shame to admit things are getting too much and asking for help.
As I have got older I realise there is no shame to admit things are getting too much and asking for help.
Life
Only one person could make the change with that relationship with alcohol, and it wasn’t me no matter how much I thought I could
Only one person could make the change with that relationship with alcohol, and it wasn’t me no matter how much I thought I could
For those that didn’t recover
The most upsetting part for me is knowing how unhappy he was and that he never found peace
The most upsetting part for me is knowing how unhappy he was and that he never found peace
I lost my superpower: Strength
The questions I had will never be answered. The answers I wanted will never be given.
The questions I had will never be answered. The answers I wanted will never be given.
What would have helped me when I was a child?
I felt isolated, lonely, that I didn’t matter, and that life had to be better than this.
I felt isolated, lonely, that I didn’t matter, and that life had to be better than this.
