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I only noticed about 6 years ago that my dad was a alcolholic but he was drinking years before then. I am 18 and currently living with my mum and 2 brothers after being involved in numerous occasions of domestic violence. I remember the feeling of walking home from school and not wanting to go…

I am the daughter of a beautiful, strong and reliable woman. I am the sister of an extremely broken and confused brother. My heart is split in two. One half bitter anger and hatred, the other pure unfailing love and loyalty. I never see anything through to the end and I am mostly unreliable. I…

The pain, the hurt, the dishonesty are all the emotions we all go through when a loved one has an addiction. My heartache began when my son turned 14and like most people on this forum i had no idea what was happening when he turned froma loving and caring son. into jekyll&Hyde virtually overnight. tThe…

I always knew my husband liked a drink, but it wasn’t until after we had our children that I realised that he was an alcoholic. Even though he drinks every day, he still has a good job – if we had real financial problems it would be far easier to confront things and say ‘your…

Thought I would share my experience with others, it might help. I’ve learned there is always hope and to never give up on the person who is suffering from addiction. For as long as I can remember my mum always drank. I was 7 when my parents separated , the arguments before that were constant…

Hi, I don’t know if anyone will be able to relate to this – and it seems incredible myself, but I have just found out that my mum has been an alcoholic for over 30 years. I am 41. My dad told me and my brother and sister a month ago when my mum was…

For as long as I can remember, our family was always a bit ‘different’ to those of my friends. My parents split up just before Christmas when I was 6, which at the time didn’t seem to affect my older brother and myself. But things did change after my dad left, my mum always seemed…