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Hi NP

Thanks for sharing, your situation when I read reminded me of my own family in some respects, especially feeling guilty for living your own life and leaving.

It sounds like your mum is trying to get help, but for whatever reason can’t quite stay stopped. I totally get how horrible this can be, but the positive side is that there is some willingness there – many people sit in denial and dont even try.

If your mum has tried everything else reasonable, do you think she would be open to an AA meeting? There are hundreds every day all over the UK. Right now they are on Zoom because of the lockdown which may be better for her right now as she can sit and listen and see if she identifies with other women at the meetings.

My experience of AA was really positive as I met people that thought the same as me and I identified with what they had done and more importantly how they got better and stopped drinking.

Putting the drink (or anything else) down is only half the battle, its trying to rectify the damage you caused and then live a productive happy life without it.

It isn’t for everyone but given it seems like nothing else worked it could be worth a shot

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