Arabella Byrne | The family cycle of addiction #LunchtimeLives
‘We can get better.’
‘We can get better.’
Suffering with own addiction
Sobriety
In time we lose the shame we felt about our previous ways
In time we lose the shame we felt about our previous ways
My Journey to Sobriety
You would think after seeing someone you love turn into someone else that I wouldn’t do the same!
You would think after seeing someone you love turn into someone else that I wouldn’t do the same!
I feel I am on this path now, I have no idea where it’s going but I’m staying on it
As anyone who has an alcoholic in their immediate family will know – it’s meant to be kept secret
As anyone who has an alcoholic in their immediate family will know – it’s meant to be kept secret
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
Tony Adams MBE – #LunchtimeLives
‘When you pick up the phone, it’s not going to your boss, it’s not going to your mate. No one’s gonna laugh at you.’
‘When you pick up the phone, it’s not going to your boss, it’s not going to your mate. No one’s gonna laugh at you.’
Maybe my promise drowned in your bottle
I will never drink myself stupid.
I will never drink myself stupid.
‘If he loved you enough he’d stop’
The most surprising thing to me is just how many people think and feel exactly as I do and how it is all so closely linked to being a COA.
The most surprising thing to me is just how many people think and feel exactly as I do and how it is all so closely linked to being a COA.
I vowed I would never inflict this kind of torture on a child myself
I am still haunted by those childhood memories of my father’s drinking.
I am still haunted by those childhood memories of my father’s drinking.
Some people may judge my mother for her illness, and call her an unfit parent. Don’t.
I stood in silence next to her bed, experiencing a succession of emotions. Disappointment. Anger. Rejection.
I stood in silence next to her bed, experiencing a succession of emotions. Disappointment. Anger. Rejection.
