Your demon, your monster, your saboteur.
Your demon, your monster, your saboteur.
‘It became the point I would get serious anxiety over anything I couldn’t control’
‘It became the point I would get serious anxiety over anything I couldn’t control’
My Mum’s alcoholism was a secret kept by me, my Dad, and my Mum.
My Mum’s alcoholism was a secret kept by me, my Dad, and my Mum.
It reminded me of who she really was.
It reminded me of who she really was.
‘You can be angry, and that’s okay.’
‘You can be angry, and that’s okay.’
As much as I miss you, I don’t miss the alcohol and perpetual cycle of despair.
As much as I miss you, I don’t miss the alcohol and perpetual cycle of despair.
All I can do is support from an arm’s length. I’m a daughter, not a carer.
All I can do is support from an arm’s length. I’m a daughter, not a carer.
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.
It’s scary that alcohol has made her this way and that she is permanently damaged
It’s scary that alcohol has made her this way and that she is permanently damaged
If I could come and tell you one thing it would be this—IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.
If I could come and tell you one thing it would be this—IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.