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Hi Tabbie,
I’m so sorry that you feel you are so alone having to deal with the impact of your partner’s drinking. It sounds like you could really do with talking to someone who would understand what you are going through.
I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust that offers support to family and friends of people with addictions. We have experienced trained volunteers called ‘Family Friends’ who you could talk with if you get in touch.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope you can get some help and support for yourself.Thank you for sharing your very sad story of how you lost your mum to her drinking. It is heart breaking to read but thank you for sharing the message that its important to get help yourself when dealing with a loved ones addiction.
The Icarus Trust is a charity that provides support to the friends and family of people with addictions.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Please don’t think you’re alone in this. There are people out there who will listen and offer support.Hi Alice,
Thank you so much for sharing your story and giving some hope to other parents who are in the same position as you were . I am so pleased to read how your son is now clean. What a fantastic support you have been to him but how hard it must have been for you.
You are right talking and sharing with others does help.
Thank you!Hi,
Thank you for posting. I’m so sorry to read your son’s story and to see how it affects you. It must be very hard for you to see the impact the drugs are having.
You sound incredibly strong and consistent which I’m sure helps your son but it is sad to read that you and your other son are struggling.
It often helps to talk and if you would like to be put in touch with people who would understand what you are coping with please contact The Icarus Trust.
We are a charity that provides support for people like you who are dealing with a loved ones addiction. We have experienced trained volunteers who you could be put in touch with. Talking with one of our ‘Family Friends’ may be able to help you to see way ahead and to know what other services are available.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I do hope that you will be able to get some support for yourself. Good luck with everything!Hi Alicia,
If you would like to talk to someone who might help please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports people like yourself who are dealing with a loved one’s addiction. You could be put in touch with one of our ‘Family Friends’ who are experienced trained volunteers. This is a free service.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that this might help you.
All the best.Hi Lore,
Thank you for sharing your story which I found very sad to read. It must be very hard for you coping with how your boyfriend treats you especially as you have your baby to look after.
I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust. We support the friends and families of people with addictions because we know how hard it is to living with a drug or alcohol user. If you think it would help to talk to one of our experienced, trained volunteers please get in touch. Maybe by talking with one of them you would be able to see a way ahead and find out what other support is available for you.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that this helps. Good luck!Hi BlueButterfly
I hope that you give speaking to someone a try and get comfort and support from it.
All the very best to you.Hi Ktaka,
Thanks for sharing your story.
it must be so hard for you to deal with your boyfriends addiction without having understanding from your family.
The Icarus Trust is a charity that provides support for the family and friends of addicts. People like yourself.
If you get in touch you could talk to one of our experienced trained volunteers. They would understand what you are going through and talking to 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. I hope that you can get some support for yourself.Hi Donna
Thank you for posting your story. I’m so sorry things are so bad for you.
If you need someone to talk to maybe you would like to contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that provides support for the families and friends of addicts.
if you contact us we would put you in touch with one of our Family Friends. These are our experienced trained volunteers who would understand what you are living with.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
All the best.Hi Milly,
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m sorry that you are having such a bad time with your son. This must be very hard for you to deal with.
If you would like to talk with someone who would understand what you are going through please contact The Icarus Trust.
We have experienced and trained volunteers called ‘Family Friends.’ If you contact us, one of them would be available for you to talk with and that might help you to make sense of what’s happening.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck.Hi Sianny,
I’m sorry to read your post and can see how upsetting your mum’s drinking is for you.
If it would help you to talk with someone who would understand what you are going through please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that provides support for people who are dealing with a loved one’s addiction.
We have people called ‘Family Friends’ who are trained and experienced and talking with one of them might help you to make sense of what to do next.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything.Thank you for posing your story.
it sounds like you or your mother could do with someone to talk with who would understand what you are going through.
Please contact The Icarus Trust if you feel it would help. We are a charity that offers support to the friends and families of addicts. We have people who you could talk with who are trained and experienced.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck.Thank you for sharing your story Emmalou. What an awful frightening time you have been having. I’m so sorry.
If you think it would help you please contact The Icarus Trust as we are a charity that supports people in similar position to yourself, dealing with the impact of another’s addiction. We offer a free service called ‘family Friends’. These are our experienced trained volunteers who you could be put in touch with. Talking with one of them might help you to make sense of things.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
All the very best.Hi
Thank you for sharing your story. I can hear how desperate you are that the cycle of your son’s behaviour just carries on and it must be so difficult living with that.
The Icarus Trust is a charity that provides support to families and friends of addicts because we know how difficult this is. If you would like to contact us we could put you in touch with one of our ‘Family Friends.’ These are experienced and trained volunteers who you could talk with which might help you to find a way forward, and who would help you to find out what other services are available.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
All the very best.Hi Ariel,
Thank you for posting your story. I’m so sorry that you are finding it so hard living with the effect of your husband’s drinking. It must be so worrying for you.
If you feel that you would like to talk with someone who would understand, please contact The Icarus Trust, a charity that provides support for those living with the affects of a loved ones addictions. Our ‘Family Friends,’ experienced trained volunteers are available for you to talk with. It may help you to work out how to go forward and would also give you contacts for other support available.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything.