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Hi Thanks for sharing your story. I'm so sorry that you've been having such hard time due to your partner's drinking. I hope that writing the post and being so honest and open has helped a little. I'm sorry to hear that you haven't had any help for yourself, especially as you have been so supportive to your partner. I wonder if you would like to contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports people who are having to cope with a partner's addiction. We have trained and experienced people that you could talk with, and may be that would help to be able to find a way ahead. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org Wishing you all the best.

Hi Harmony, Thanks for posting. I can understand how hard it is for you to understand and cope with your partner's behaviour and mood swings. This must make things difficult for you. If you would like some support for yourself please contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that provides support for people who are dealing with the impact of a partners addiction. Maybe talking to one of our experienced, trained people would help answer some of your questions. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org All the best.

Hi, Thank you so much for posting and being so honest about how your husband's addiction affects you and your girls. I'm sorry too that you feel so trapped. I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust. We are there to support people, like yourself , who are affected by a family member or friend's addictive behaviours. We know how tough this is and how lonely it can make you feel. We have very experienced trained people we call Family Friends who are good listeners and would understand what you are dealing with. If you get in touch, I could put you in contact with one of them which might help you to untangle how you are feeling and find a way forward. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org Take care and keep strong.

Hi TottiG, Thanks so much for sharing your story and how your partner's addiction affects you. I'm really glad you've found this site and can talk with others sharing your experience. If you would like some more support maybe you would like to contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that provides support for people going through what you are, because of the addiction of a family member or friend. We have very experienced trained, people that we call family Friends. If you contact us one of them would get in touch with you and listen to you and may be help you to keep strong and see a way through the nightmare. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org Good luck and take care.

Hi, I'm really sorry to read your post and to see how badly affected you are by your ex partner's addiction. I'm glad that you have this site to talk to others in the same situation as you. If you would like any further support please contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports people dealing with the addiction of a partner or family member. We know how hard this is and we can offer help if you get in touch. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org Good luck.

Hi, Thanks for sharing your story. It's such a hard situation that you are in and I'm not surprised that you feel you need some support. I'm sorry that you feel isolated from your family and friends. Perhaps you would like to contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that offers help to people, like yourself, who are dealing with a family member's addiction. If you contact us we can put you in touch with one of our Family Friends. These are our trained and very experienced people who would listen to you and would help you to find a way forward. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org I hope this helps. Good luck.

Hi, Thanks for sharing your story. I'm sorry you feel so alone and wonder if you would like to contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that offers support to people who are dealing with the addiction of a friend or family member. We have experienced trained people called Family Friends who you might find it helpful to talk with and maybe you wont feel so on your own.They would also be able to let you know what other support is available in your area. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org All the best to you.

Hi Both, I'm sorry to read from your posts that things are tough for you. If you would like some support from people who would understand what you are going through please contact our charity, The Icarus Trust. We have experienced trained people that you could talk with which might help you find a way through and also find out what other help is there for you. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org I hope this helps.

Hi, If you contact us you would be able to speak with one of our people on line if that's of any help to you. You can contact Icarus Trust on help@icarustrust.org or visit our website www.icarustrust.org All the best.

Hope you find it useful. Best of luck