How Alcohol Ruined My Life – My Story

I never thought I would be a alcoholic. I always hated that my father was very heavy into drinking. I found a lot of times that the alcohol let him to be abusive and to say things and do things to our family that was not appropriate. I tell myself that I would never drink [...]

My Mother Turned Up Drunk As I Gave Birth

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I didn’t know my mother was an alcoholic until my early teens, drinking a big bottle of wine every night, she would get drunk every single night as long as I can remember. I was always treated different to my siblings, they would be taken on days out with my gran (on my mothers side) and I [...]

Living With An Alcoholic Partner;Is It Time To Leave?

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I have shared my boyfriend’s problem with alcohol on the blog in the passed but since the last blog he’s done another two detox’s so I thought I would give you all an update on his progress and life living with an alcoholic. The first detox lasted two months and just recently he was admitted [...]

Should bars refuse to serve pregnant women?

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We all know the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant, but some mothers do drink and some have been known to binge drink or drink the way they did before becoming pregnant, some mums to be are indeed alcoholics. Should bars and even shops be obliged to refuse pregnant women alcohol. Yes you could argue [...]

A heartbreaking letter to my Dad

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Dear Dad, It has been almost a year now that you have not been in my life. It feels empty without you at times as you could always make me laugh. Yes you annoyed me and yes there were times I could have strangled you with my bare hands, but I miss you. I can’t [...]

Binge Drinking: is it really just the young and single?

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I’ve read a lot about binge drinking recently. And all the statistics say it’s more common in men than woman and its usually during teen years. Binge drinking is a binge on alcohol with the intention of getting very drunk. Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is the modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with [...]

Why A Young Mum Stays With An Alcoholic

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  I have been with my partner for 8 years and for the  past  year  and a half  he has been an alcoholic.  He  is only 22 and was even admitted into hospital once.  The after care was rubbish its a day to day battle for him,  he wasn’t always like this. When we met,  in our [...]