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- 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 always thought his passing would bring peace, but for...
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- Common Guilt?
  My Father passed when I was 7 years old. My mum turned to alcohol due to this and has been a functioning Alcoholic most of my life (im 35 now), me and my...
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- Want to seek help but concern what that means for my children
  Do counsellor disclosure alcoholism to social services
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  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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- I love my mum so much but i hate the person she is when she opens a bottle
  Hi I’ve never really been one to open up about my mum and her drinking but earlier this year i reached my breaking point and i told but my mum doesn’t want to get...
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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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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…
I love my mum so much but i hate the person she is when she opens a bottle
Hi I’ve never really been one to open up about my mum and her drinking but earlier this year i reached my breaking point and…
Common Guilt?
My Father passed when I was 7 years old. My mum turned to alcohol due to this and has been a functioning Alcoholic most of…
Want to seek help but concern what that means for my children
Do counsellor disclosure alcoholism to social services

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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…
sunbear123 on Rest in peace, Dad.
hi papaya29 thank you so much for ur comment it actually means so so much to me my dream is to become a midwife and…
luxlox10 on I love my mum so much but i hate the person she is when she opens a bottle
thank you so much clemmie i’m so sorry about your dad you are so so so strong and although i don’t know you i am…
luxlox10 on I love my mum so much but i hate the person she is when she opens a bottle
Hi luxlux Thank you for sharing your feelings on here and please know that it's ok to love the person but hate their behaviour. I…
papaya29 on I love my mum so much but i hate the person she is when she opens a bottle
Hi sunbear123 Thank you for sharing your vulnerability at this very sad time. I'm sure it will help an awful lot of people who are…
papaya29 on Rest in peace, Dad.

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