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So very sorry to hear what an awful time you are having. Please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports the family and friends of addicts. We offer a free service called ‘Family Friends who are our experienced trained volunteers. You could talk with one of them and they would be able to tell you what other help is out there for both you and your son.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope you can get someone to help you in this really difficult time Good luck.Hi Jac
if you feel you need some support and would like to speak to someone who would understand what you are going through with your son, please contact The Icarus trust. We are a charity and offer free support to the friends and families of addicts. You could be put in touch with our experienced trained volunteers which might help you.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck.Hello,
I am so sorry to read of your story and to see how very hard everything is for you at the moment and all that you have been through. I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust that supports the families and friends who are having to deal with the impact of a loved one’s addiction, like yourself. If you think it would help you could be put in touch with 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. As you said it does help just to talk things over and it may help you to know that you are not on your own.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I really hope that you will be able to get some support for yourself. Good luck!I am sorry you feel so alone. I know how exhausting it is bringing up a young baby and you’re having to deal with your partner’s addiction at the same time. Your partner doesn’t seem to want to accept support but maybe you could use some for yourself. The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports the friends and families of addicts and it might help you if you make contact. We have experienced trained volunteers who you could talk to which might help you to see the way forward.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I do hope you get some support. Good luck with everything.Hi Pat,
I can understand how sad you feel about your son’s addiction. If you would like to talk to someone who would understand what you are going through please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that try to support people like yourself who are affected by a loved one’s addiction.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything.Hi Chowebella,
I sounds like you are being totally supportive to your mum and it is hard for you to cope with the affects of her drinking and the way its making you feel. I was wondering if you could do with any support for yourself to help get you through what is a very hard time. The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports people like yourself who are having to cope with a loved one’s addiction. We offer a free service called ‘Family Friends.’ These are experienced trained volunteers who you could be put in touch with. They would understand what you are dealing with, and talking to one of them might help you to make sense of how you are feeling and not to feel quite so overwhelmed.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I do hope that you can get some support and things start to improve for you. Good luck.Hi Laura
I am so sorry that you are having such a hard time. I am sure you are not a failure. Its just so hard having to deal with the affects of a loved one’s addiction. At The Icarus Trust we try to support the friends and families of addicts. We are a charity and offer the free service called ‘Family Friends.’ These are experienced trained volunteers and if you contact us we could put you in touch with one of them. You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Getting in touch with us should give you someone who understands to talk to, who can hopefully help you with the way ahead. Good luck.Hi Elle,
I think it must be very hard for you coping with the emotions you have around your mum’s drug taking as well as protecting your children from her addiction. Thank you for writing your story. You sound a very strong person. You may find it helpful to talk to someone who would understand the conflicting emotions you have. The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports the families and friends of addicts. We have experienced trained volunteers who you might find it helpful to talk to.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck with everything and I hope that you get some support for yourself.I am sorry to read about your husband’s drug use which I can see must be having an impact on you. The Icarus Trust is a charity set up to support people like yourself who are affected by a loved one’s addiction. If you feel it would be helpful to talk with trained people who are experienced in what you are going through please get in touch.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck.Hello,
It must be very hard for you dealing with trying to keep a relationship with your daughter as well as the worry you have over your grand daughters.
if you feel that you would like some support for yourself please contact The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports the friends and families of addicts. Our experience trained volunteers would understand what you are dealing with talking with them may help you with a way forward.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that you can get some support and help. Good luck.Hello,
If you would like to contact The Icarus trust we may be able to help by offering you some support for yourself. The charity was set up to help the friends and families of addicts because it is so difficult dealing with the affects of another’s addiction. It may help you to talk with one of our trained volunteers called ‘Family Friends’.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I hope that this helps. Good luck.Hi Tricia and Hopeful,
I am so sad that both of you feel so alone but there is help for friends and families of addicts. The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports people like yourselves who are having to cope with a loved one’s addiction. We have experienced trained volunteers who you could talk with. They may help you to find a way ahead and not feel so alone. They may also be able to signpost you to other help that is available.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I really hope that you will be able to get help and support. Good luck with everything.Hi Drivebunny and Laura,
Really sorry that both of you are in such a difficult situation. You are not alone and there is help out there. The Icarus Trust is a charity that was set up to support people like yourselves, family and friends of addicts who are having to deal with the awful affects of a loved one’s addiction. if you contact us you would be out in touch with one of our ‘Family Friends’. These are experienced trained volunteers who would understand what you are having to cope with and may be able to help you by talking things through.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Please contact us and I hope it will be some help to you both.Hi Kathan,
You are obviously going through a really difficult time and I wonder if you have any support for yourself. The Icarus Trust is a charity that was set up to help people like you ,friends and families of addicts who are having to deal with the awful consequences of another’s addiction. If you would like to get in touch we have’ Family Friends’, experienced trained volunteers who you could talk with which may help you feel less anxious and find a way ahead.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
Good luck.Hi Bell,
I do agree with Mrs M that it is important for you to get some support for yourself because what you are having to deal with is so hard. The Icarus Trust is a charity that supports the friends and families of addicts. If you contact us we could put you in touch with one of our experienced trained volunteers. Talking through your experience with some one who understands what you are going through might help you not to feel on your own and may help you to find a way forward.
You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org
I really hope this helps.