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    • Feeling hopeless and angry

      Think like many others, I’ve come here for a bit of an offload. My mum was hospitalised last night from falling down the stairs drunk and knocking herself out, she has a small bleed...

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      Posted by: ames
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    • Hello, glad to meet you…

      Hi everyone, I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself to this wonderful group. I am a man in my early 30s who has struggled for a long time due my mothers...

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    • Exasperated Son

      Hi, not sure where to start and thinking I’ll need 1000+ pages to convey all that’s going on and how it’s making me feel. I’m so frustrated. I’m a mid 40’s male who’s 69 year...

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    • Endless cycle

      I genuinely dont see how my mum will ever get sober, today started off ok and then we went out to lunch, she said she knew today was going to be stressful so she...

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    • Can never quite get it right

      Being around drunk people is insufferable as is but especially when it’s your mum who you know is going to start yelling any minute now, today I was trying to avoid her in the...

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    • I’m so tired and scared

      Sometimes I really do feel like my mum will never get sober especially on nights like these , she went out to the pub after school and i went with her cuz I worry...

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  • Feeling hopeless and angry
    Think like many others, I’ve come here for a bit of an offload. My mum was hospitalised last night from falling down the stairs drunk…
  • Hello, glad to meet you…
    Hi everyone, I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself to this wonderful group. I am a man in my early 30s who…
  • Exasperated Son
    Hi, not sure where to start and thinking I’ll need 1000+ pages to convey all that’s going on and how it’s making me feel. I’m…
  • Father starting to recover but it’s not enough
    My father has been an alcoholic most of my life and is finally starting to attempt recovery, but it feels like too little too late.…
  • Explaining alcoholism to children
    Hi there, I have a 5 year old and a 3.5 year old. Their dad is an alcoholic and is not in contact. I have…

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  • Hi, It's understandbale that you feel frustrated by this, it's been going on for pretty much as long as you can remember. Still having to…
    listener on Exasperated Son
  • Hi welcome you have come to the right place to offload, these message boards are full of kind, helpful, understanding people who know what you…
    listener on Feeling hopeless and angry
  • I am so sorry that your Mum is making herself so unwell and having awful shocking accidents. It's a lot for you and your dad…
    catswithbells on Feeling hopeless and angry
  • Hi, and thank you so much for sharing. I’m so sorry to hear of how long you have been struggling. I’m also so glad that…
    listener on Hello, glad to meet you…
  • Great to have you with us. We can all identify with the pain and long term scars that having an alcoholic parent brings. I hope…
    catswithbells on Hello, glad to meet you…

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