I know I should stop but just can’t! I justify it every single time. Kicked out of family home so almost like I’ve already lost everything and nothing to even try for so sad as I have children ..read more

Barely a man myself when heaven started taking away everyone that I love tried to mask the pain but the class A only brushed my emotions under the rug Till this day still call your number knowing no one's ever going to be picking it up wondering if you can still hear me when im begging for you to steer me back to the path you laid out for us when I cant see it clearly wasted so much time back then, but I couldn't comprehend, that my life with my parents was ever coming to an end. Haunted by the words I didn't say Carrying guilt for the times I stayed away But now I would give anything to tell ..read more

Hi I'm new here, I usually talk to my friends about this but I think they're at the point we're they've heard it all before and wonder why I'm still here. I've been with my husband for 20 years, we have 4 children and throughout all this he has always been a drinker, there hasn't been any trigger for it, we met at 18 and he was out drinking every night and just never really outgrew the drinking, now he just drinks at home, I rarely drink and he doesn't really have any friends so it's always on his own. He can have anything from 3 cans to 12 cans, just depends on the day/situation. Besides the ..read more

I’m new here on day 3 codeine withdrawal I’ve tried many times before had a scare at weekend really bad tummy pains still sore diffo down to these horrible pills I’ve been taking for many years determined to do it ..read more

Hi Everyone I have never posted anything in my life before but I am reaching out as I am struggling to cope with my wife’s addiction to Cocaine. So here is my story. Well the basics at least. I found out that my wife had a problem nearly 2 years ago. To be completely honest I used to indulge myself but only for recreational use with my wife. No excuses. I realised that it was becoming to frequent and not just at the weekends as so many people do nowadays. So I decided to stop myself and told my wife that I wasn’t going to partake anymore as I didn’t want to encourage her further. Since I did t ..read more

I don't know of any holiday that we have had as a family that didn't involve my partner getting paralytic drunk most days and arguments, me ending up crying but I still book the holiday for us all to go as a family for the kid's sake because despite this they love their Dad. The last holiday, a few weeks leading up to it, he drank almost every night and I've had a lot of verbal abuse and texts so has my 13 year old who he clashes with. The first 2 days he was so drunk that he, the first day, walked off sulking and in a mood with us shouting and swearing and stayed mostly in the car (we were in ..read more

Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can help! This may be a long one, so please be patient... I've been holding a lot in! Hubby and I have been together for 20years, he's been a high functioning alcoholic for the first 17 years,we've got 2 children (16&19). Those years were filled with his drinking, mostly openly but often in secret (well, so he thought. I was an expert in knowing even before he'd opened his mouth). Every second of my days were filled with worrying what lay ahead, how to hide it from the kids, how to appease him until he had sobered up, then how to argue my case so he could see ju ..read more

Hello everyone! I'm looking for supportive stories about new sobriety as I am working through some challenging emotions and situations. My DH and I are poly and have a closed triad with our partner (m). DH has struggled with alcohol addiction for many years and recently received his second DUI (first was 6 years ago.) Thankfully this was a huge wake-up call and he is taking getting sober seriously - we visited a doctor and got a referral to the local addiction recovery center. He's taking all the appropriate steps to get and stay sober and hasn't had a drink since the night of his DUI almost 3 ..read more

Hi everyone, I'm new on here today. I have a partner, we've been together 4 years and she is a cocaine addict and an alcoholic. I don't need to tell any of you what an emotional and mental rollercoaster this has been, especially this past year. Unfortunately the low moments have been far more frequent than the happier, more positive ones. I've reached out to Adfam to get some comfort knowing I am not alone. And I know I'm not, I know out there are some people experiencing a lot worse than I am. Some days I feel like I can make sense of it all, some days I'm completely smashed to pieces mentall ..read more

Hi all Need some advice from ex-addicts please My husband has been without cocaine for a week, he agitated, nervous, constantly looking for compliments always asking me to help him do things gets very upset if something doesn’t go his way He says he had no friends they all want something from him, nobody calls him. I feel like I’m walking on egg shells I’m scared to say or do things as I’m always wrong, but yet I should be looking after him as he has mental health issues. I told him things will get better that he had poisoned himself and it will take time. He flew off the handle saying that it ..read more