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- It’s so hard coping with processing her life as well as her death
  Hiya. I just sort of want to blurt my feelings about my mum to people who would understand. I turned 18 like a week ago so I'm very freshly in the adult category but...
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- Well and truly on the rollercoaster as a COA
  Hello to all my fellow COA’s Here’s to all of us on our respective journeys, our strength, our patience, our love, our fight, our tears, our frustrations, our anger, our anxieties, our being. 3 months after...
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- Unhappy Birthdays, as a child of an alcoholic
  Earlier this month was my birthday, a very big one for me and one I never thought I’d make it to. I am so proud of myself for making it as far as I...
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- The Anger.
  Hi!, this is my first time posting on here so a bit iffy, my teacher told me about this and printed some stuff out for me and I found that it had a message...
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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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The Anger.
Hi!, this is my first time posting on here so a bit iffy, my teacher told me about this and printed some stuff out for…
It’s so hard coping with processing her life as well as her death
Hiya. I just sort of want to blurt my feelings about my mum to people who would understand. I turned 18 like a week ago…
Well and truly on the rollercoaster as a COA
Hello to all my fellow COA’s Here’s to all of us on our respective journeys, our strength, our patience, our love, our fight, our tears,…
Unhappy Birthdays, as a child of an alcoholic
Earlier this month was my birthday, a very big one for me and one I never thought I’d make it to. I am so proud…
Alcohol Abuse Mother
Hi all, this is my first time posting here and feel a bit nervous about it. My mother has a really bad drinking problem. She…

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My heart really goes out to you. This would be an immense amount to cope with for anyone, any time, let alone when you're just…
birdgirl on It’s so hard coping with processing her life as well as her death
Hey, this hits home as is very similar to how I lost my own mum when I was 14 (now 27). I understand the duality…
hopeyhope1 on It’s so hard coping with processing her life as well as her death
Hi, I’m truly sorry to hear of your recent loss and the huge grief you’re now having to navigate. Thank you so much for sharing…
listener on It’s so hard coping with processing her life as well as her death
I just wanted to say thank you for writing this. I am sorry your Dad isn’t improving and that this ‘cruel mistress’ is taking its…
butterfly583 on Well and truly on the rollercoaster as a COA
Thank you so much for sharing. I am so sorry you had to experience all that you did as a child. Anger at alcoholic parents…
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