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    • Lost

      Hi Everyone, A few years ago I lost my dad, he was an alcoholic with A lot of other issues to. Now I am dealing with a side to my mum that iv never...

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    • In an awful situation that’s only getting worse

      Hi everyone, I'm the child of two functioning alcoholics, finding this space with similar experiences is already helping me. Both parents have been alcohol dependent for as long as I can remember, there's no getting through...

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    • Boundaries – why is it so hard !

      Hi everyone, This last week following mother's day I realised that I just couldn't watch my mum get drunk anymore and sadly I don't think I've ever been able to be myself around her. I've...

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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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    • Rant

      (Apologies in advance for this whole thing as it probably won’t make sense and isn’t really worth reading I guess I just need somewhere to offload) Today my mum went to AA with my...

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  • Lost
    Hi Everyone, A few years ago I lost my dad, he was an alcoholic with A lot of other issues to. Now I am dealing…
  • In an awful situation that’s only getting worse
    Hi everyone, I'm the child of two functioning alcoholics, finding this space with similar experiences is already helping me. Both parents have been alcohol dependent…
  • Boundaries – why is it so hard !
    Hi everyone, This last week following mother's day I realised that I just couldn't watch my mum get drunk anymore and sadly I don't think…
  • How do I live my life
    My dad has had issues with alcohol misuse all my life. As a veteran with severe ptsd, he has used alcohol to numb his memories.…
  • 77 year old mum
    Mum has always had a few drinks but after my dad died in 2021 it has become progressively worse. I'm 45 and she is 77.…

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  • Being a child of an alcoholic can be a very lonely place especially in your own mind. Do you have a good relationship with your…
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  • I can understand why you have such fear around this. It must feel like history is repeating itself. You're doing the right thing by reaching…
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  • Hi, It is really painful, and extremely worrying to know I may be parentless, I feel like I have lost my mum Completely, The story…
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