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Hi Lilly,
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m sorry that you feel lonely and perhaps don’t have someone to share how you are feeling about your parents alcohol addiction. its a really hard thing to deal with.
I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust. We support people like yourself who are living with the affects of a family member’s addiction. We offer a free service called ‘Family Friends’. If you contact us one of these experienced trained volunteers would talk to you. Maybe that would help you to make sense of what’s happening. Its always good to talk to someone who understands what you are going through.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything.Hi Sandy,
Thank you for sharing your story. Please don’t feel bad about yourself. What you are going through is really difficult and I wonder if you would like to talk through how you are feeling with someone who would understand?
The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports people like yourself who are dealing with a family member’s addiction. We have trained and experienced volunteers who you could talk with. We call them our ‘Family Friends.’ I hope you might find talking with one of them would help you to make sense of how you are feeling and find a way ahead. You could also find out from them what other help is available for your mum as well as yourself.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that you find this helpful. Good luck.Hi
Thank you for posting and sharing your story. I’m so sorry that you have had such a lot of stuff to deal with over such a long time. Its very sad that you have no one to speak to but if you get in touch with The Icarus Trust there are people who could help. We are a charity that gives support to people who are having to deal with a family member’s drug abuse. Please get in touch because you could talk to one of our ‘Family Friends’ who may be able to help you. They are experienced trained volunteers and would not judge you. It is a free service.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I really hope that you can get some support for yourself. Good luck.Hi,
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry that Emily’s drug use is affecting you and your family so badly.
If you would like to talk with people who have had lots of experience of what you are going through please contact The Icarus Trust.
We are a charity that supports people like yourself who are having to deal with the impact of a loved one’s addiction. We know how hard this is so offer a free service called ‘Family Friends.’ If you contact us we can put you in touch with one of our experienced trained volunteers. Talking with one of them might help you to find a way forward.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything.Hi Bethany,
Thank you for posting. I’m so sorry to read what a terrible time you are having and that you feel so helpless.
I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust that supports the friends and families who are dealing with a loved one’s addiction. We know how very hard and stressful this is so we offer a free service called ‘Family Friends ‘ that you might want to use. These are our experienced trained volunteers who would understand just what you are going though. Talking with one of them might help you to feel less helpless and more able to cope. They would also be able to signpost you to other services that are available.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I do hope that this is helpful and that you are able to get some help and support.Hi Woody,
Its very brave of you to share your story. Please contact The Icarus Trust if you think that would help you to find out what services are out there for you. We are a charity and you could use our free service and talk with one of our ‘family Friends’ who are trained and experienced in what you are going through.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything.Hi Alexis,
Thank you for posting and sharing your story. I know that isn’t always easy to do. It sounds like you have been coping on your own with this for a long time and might like some support for yourself. If you would find it useful The Icarus Trust might be able to offer you some help. We are a charity that supports the friends and families of those with addictions, like yourself. One of our trained volunteers called ‘Family Friends’ would be available to talk with you if you would find that useful. Talking is good and may help you to feel less on your own in trying to overcome this. They would also be able to point out other means of support that is out there.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I really hope that you can get some help for yourself as well as your partner.Hi Kia,
I am so sorry to read your post and to know how hard life is for you at the moment. Its very sad that you have no one you can talk to about this but there is help and support out there. The Icarus Trust is a charity set up for people like yourself who are having to deal with a family member or friend’s addictions.
We offer a free service called ‘Family Friends’. These are our experienced trained volunteers who you could talk with if you get in touch. Talking things through with someone who understands what you are dealing with might help you make some sense of things and find a way ahead. Its good to talk! Also they would be able to signpost you to other services that are available.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that you can get some support for yourself.Hi Ann,
How hard this must be for you and your sister trying to support your brother obviously for many years. I can read in your post how desperate you feel and was wondering whether you have heard of the Icarus Trust.
We are a charity that provides support for families and friends that are dealing with a loved one’s addictions. We have experienced trained volunteers who you might like to talk to as they have a good understanding of what you are going through. Talking with one of them might help you to feel less desperate.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that you your sister and your mum can get some help and support for yourselves.Hi,
If you feel it would be good to talk with someone who might understand please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports people who are having to deal with addictive behaviours of family members or friends. What you are coping with is hard so it may help you to talk and get some support for yourself which one of our experienced trained volunteers may be able to do.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck.Hi there,
Reading your post is very sad. It must be so hard to know how to deal with your partner’s drinking especially knowing he will lose his sight.
Just to say that you are not alone and there are people out there who can help. The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports people like yourself who are having to deal with another person’s addiction.
If you make contact we could put you in touch with one of our trained volunteers who have lots of experience of what you are going through. Talking with one of them might help you to make sense of your mixed feelings and find a way forward.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
All the very best.Hi Winkle and Thebe55
Its so sad to read both of your stories and the despair you must feel.
Please contact The Icarus Trust if you feel that you could do with someone to talk to. We are a charity that supports the family and friends of addicts and we offer a free service called ‘Family Friends. These are trained volunteers who you could talk with if you think it would help.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Hoping that things will get better for both of you. All the best.Hi ,
Thanks for posting your story and sharing how you feel about your partner’s cocaine habit. It sounds like you might want to talk with someone who would understand what you are going through. The Icarus Trust is a charity that provides support for people who are having to deal with a loved one’s addiction. If you would like to contact us we could put you in touch with one of our ‘Family Friends’ who you could talk with. They are experienced and maybe talking would help you to make sense of it all and know that you aren’t crazy and it isn’t your fault. The service is free.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck!Hi Rosie B
Thank you for sharing your story. It is very sad to read of your son’s addiction and realise what a dreadful time you have had for many years supporting him.
If it would help you to talk with people who would understand please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that provides support for the families and friends of addicts.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
All the very best.Hi Cab,
Thanks for posting your story. It is very sad to read what you have gone through loosing your mum and the worry you have around your dad’s drinking. If you think it would help to talk with people who would understand what you are going through please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports the friends and families of people with addictive behaviours.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that maybe you are able to get some support for yourself so you can begin to see a way ahead.
Good luck!