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Introduce yourself here - friends and family

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Vik Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:05 pm

This is a great place to get started.

Hit reply and perhaps start by letting us know
A hobby or interest you have, and
A favourite inspiring...
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Mon May 01, 2023 10:02 am
Click "New Topic" to let us know how you're going today

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Vik Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:59 am

Click New Topic to let us know how you're going today.

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Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:59 am
Started dating someone

Last post by PnorkelPW Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:07 pm
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Bezulbub Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:57 am

Hi everyone,

I decided to start dating and met a really nice guy. We both use meth, only difference is he injects and has been stuck on a bender....

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Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:07 pm
Infidelity in rehab.

Last post by Sunflowerseed Mon May 29, 2023 9:45 am
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Sunny85 Sat May 27, 2023 10:00 am

I don’t even know where to start
I need advice.

My husband has cheated on me IN rehab.
I found out 2 days after he came home.

He’s so...

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Mon May 29, 2023 9:45 am
Keeping occupied

Last post by PnorkelPW Mon May 22, 2023 9:05 pm
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Daz Thu May 18, 2023 3:14 pm

G'day,
I haven't posted in a while
, still staying strong ive been in and out of hospital.
I still go swimming and train at the gym, everything i...

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Mon May 22, 2023 9:05 pm
Brother's relapse

Last post by PnorkelPW Sun May 14, 2023 8:29 pm
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logitechblackyellow Wed May 10, 2023 12:07 pm

Hi there
My older brother struggled with chronic alcoholism for 10+ years - he finally got sober after a really frightening journey, for almost 3...

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Sun May 14, 2023 8:29 pm
Husbands homecoming

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Sunny85 Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:01 pm

Hi all.

My husband is at his first rehab stay.
Half way through and seems to be opening up, breaking down and getting a lot out of it in terms of...

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Mon May 01, 2023 9:16 pm
Son on the wrong path

Last post by PnorkelPW Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:46 pm
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dizzyrhino Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:18 pm

Not sure where to begin, so will just start and see where it all goes - our son is 16, nearly 17 years old - raised is a stable and conservative...
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Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:46 pm
Less Cynical

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Becoming cynical Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:45 pm

Hi
When l posted here at the beginning of September I was feeling quite hopeless about my partner, he got drunk the day he started Naltrexone. Here...

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Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:52 pm
How Can Families Best Support?

Last post by PnorkelPW Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:05 pm
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NewDayNewStart Thu Dec 16, 2021 9:01 pm

I'm a loved one of someone who is continually relapsing. How do I approach the elephant in the room without destroying connection?

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Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:05 pm
Struggling

Last post by ScorpionPW Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:12 pm
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XT Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:22 pm

Im struggling badly right now. I was going good for almost a week then the depression kicked back in and I drank three days in a row three bottles of...

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Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:12 pm
Problems with my husband of 30 years

Last post by qboln Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:21 am
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Sandy1965 Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:21 pm

Hello and I am new here. I am sorry about my long post and hope someone will read all of it and offer me some advice or let me know if I am...

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Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:21 am
Kicking your 18 year old out of the house

Last post by PnorkelPW Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:04 pm
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dizzyrhino Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:55 pm

So after several years of spiralling down conflict with our oldest son, he will be 18 in under a year.

After years of counselling, talks, etc, his...

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Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:04 pm
Need help with my sister

Last post by ScorpionPW Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:20 pm
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elizabeth101 Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:35 pm

Hi I’m not really sure what to do I have a younger sister who is 17 and has recently started using oxy which is super worrying because of the high...

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Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:20 pm
GF with weed addiction

Last post by Firehorse Sun May 01, 2022 5:33 pm
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HeartSun Sun May 01, 2022 3:20 pm

Hi all, my girlfriend has been self-medicating her severe anxiety and depression with weed for around a year. she knows he has a problem and she is...

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Sun May 01, 2022 5:33 pm
Addict after advice from the other side

Last post by PnorkelPW Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:45 pm
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Pearly Mon Mar 28, 2022 9:36 pm

Good evening guys,

I had a breakdown 3 years ago, I also suffer from generalised anxiety and post natal depression. When I had my breakdown, I was...

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Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:45 pm
My Fiancé is seriously ill

Last post by teapot Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:33 am
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PhoenixBlack Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:26 pm

I feel lost and helpless. My fiancé has been battling alcohol addiction for years and weve spent the whole year last trying to get him clean and then...

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Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:33 am
Being a loved one during recovery

Last post by ScorpionPW Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:10 pm
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Lhiver Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:28 pm

We recently had a blog post from Jennifer, in which she talked about her experiences growing up with a father who struggled with alcohol use. There...

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Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:10 pm
My sister and her "Fiance"

Last post by ScorpionPW Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:01 pm
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Dogfluff Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:55 am

I've recently discovered a lot of disheartening news as of the past 2 weeks regarding my sister and her fiance , news that me and the rest of my...

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Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:01 pm
Families Getting Support

Last post by PnorkelPW Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:32 pm
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tacocat Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:27 pm

How do I help a loved one struggling with addiction?

It’s a question that I’ve asked myself, and a question that not only comes up in a professional...

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Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:32 pm
How do you all keep going when there is no trust

Last post by PnorkelPW Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:18 pm
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jaebeealways25 Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:36 am

Hi,
My husband is an alcoholic and 2 months ago I discovered he was also using ice and dexamphetamines. He also takes prescription antidepressants,...

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Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:18 pm
Where to go from here

Last post by Craig PW Thu May 13, 2021 9:34 pm
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Cmonletsgo Tue May 04, 2021 10:30 am

Where to start?
Hubby has always been a drinker but I want bad until about 3 years ago when he had the weight loss surgery. After that it got...

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Thu May 13, 2021 9:34 pm
How to tackle conversation with my husband?

Last post by TheDees Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:02 pm
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FeelingLost Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:56 am

Hello- new here and hoping for some advice...
My partners cocaine use has been increasing for some time now. He’ll lie to me about buying it and...

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Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:02 pm
Do I stay or do I go?

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Ally22 Wed May 13, 2020 7:33 pm

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s asked the question. Feeling like I can’t talk to the people in my life because I know they will say I should...
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Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:09 pm
hi all

Last post by tacocat Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:12 pm
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doinit4ourkidz Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:05 am

hi new here desperate to save our family. my husband and I are recovering heron addicts in our mid to late 40s. my husband came off the methadone...

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