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    • Anticipating fathers death

      My father has cirrhosis of the liver, 25% kidney capacity and a DNR on his file. It is likely this is his last Christmas. He coerced and manipulated me to enable his drinking and...

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    • Really struggling

      I’ve had a really tough weekend with an alcoholic parent. I’m in my 30s and back home visiting my parent, they’ve had a longstanding drinking problem but it’d often go through waves. I was...

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    • Stupid OCD

      ok so this is so stupid and it's so annoying, and I feel embarrassed to talk about it, my phone has a glass screen protector so I can remove it easily then those adhesive...

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    • Trapped

      Hi everyone This isn’t a new thing I have just been struggling a bit more with it lately. When ever I get home from school I never really go anywhere because my mum is...

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  • Anticipating fathers death
    My father has cirrhosis of the liver, 25% kidney capacity and a DNR on his file. It is likely this is his last Christmas. He…
  • Really struggling
    I’ve had a really tough weekend with an alcoholic parent. I’m in my 30s and back home visiting my parent, they’ve had a longstanding drinking…
  • Rest in peace, Dad.
    I have posted maybe twice before on here about my dad. I'm sad to say he passed away a few months ago, age 57. I…
  • Stupid OCD
    ok so this is so stupid and it's so annoying, and I feel embarrassed to talk about it, my phone has a glass screen protector…

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  • Hello Luna, I am sorry to hear about what you're going through, and everything you have been through. I am glad you found this space,…
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  • Thank you so much for reaching out, I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through this over the weekend. Please don’t feel guilty for being…
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  • Hello. I'm sorry to hear about your loss too, but I'm glad you eventually found NACOA. I always feel better when people say similar things…
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