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    • New here – Taking first steps

      Hi, Ive coped reasonably well with dealing with my mum's alcoholism, but I think I've largely just contained it, without really addressing it. She died of a drink related disease 4 years ago now...

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    • Nearly 17 years

      I lost my father to alcoholism 17 years ago. I was 24 at the time and had been expecting the end for many years. It was a major part of my childhood. I created...

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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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