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    • Navigating grief

      Hi all, I'm new here and usually just view the message boards. I lost my dad in October 2025 to an alcohol overdose, he was 44 and I'm 24. Growing up I can't remember...

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    • Different feelings different days

      I haven't spoken to my mum and step-dad properly now for over six months. I guess the best place to start would be at the beginning. My mum and dad split up when I was...

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    • Newbie here

      Hi everyone, I am new here but have been reading all the posts from children to adults and have to say they all resonated with me in some way and thank you so much for...

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Young people (up to 19 years)

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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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    • Anger

      Hello everyone I wanted to come on and talk about something I haven’t really noticed before. It’s that when my mum drinks she seems to get really angry about small things that don’t really...

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    • Feeling lonely

      Hello. I am new to this group and want to know how other people are dealing with feeling lonely. I am only 10 with 2 older siblings supporting me and I sometimes feel bad...

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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…
  • Navigating grief
    Hi all, I'm new here and usually just view the message boards. I lost my dad in October 2025 to an alcohol overdose, he was…
  • Different feelings different days
    I haven't spoken to my mum and step-dad properly now for over six months. I guess the best place to start would be at the…
  • Newbie here
    Hi everyone, I am new here but have been reading all the posts from children to adults and have to say they all resonated with…
  • I have never admitted this before
    No-one that knows me (apart from immediate family) knows that I live with my mother who is alcohol dependent and has been all of my…

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  • Hello there, I am sorry to hear that you have been struggling a bit more lately. It sounds really hard having to return home every…
    listener on Trapped
  • Hi Penelope, I’m glad you posted here, it’s good to share when you’re struggling and it can help you to feel less alone. I know…
    daisychain on Trapped
  • Hello, I am really glad you found this space and you felt able to share about your experience. How did it feel writing things down?…
    listener on Navigating grief
  • I’m so sorry for the loss of your dad. I was just 23 when my 49 year old dad died from liver cancer, in part…
    here2help on Navigating grief
  • Thank you . It has really helped coming here . The counsellor who has helped me is a parent I met at my sons football…
    kezza2 on Newbie here

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