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My Husband Is An Alcoholic

I have been married for 17 yrs to a man who has literally changed before my eyes. Alcoholism, I am learning, is a progressive disease. He was nice when we were dating but he has a dark side that he hid well from me. He is mean and...

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Written on May 23rd, 2011
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want2Bhappy

A Year Later

Here I am a year later. My last post I shared my concerns with my son's substance abuse problems and worries about his coming home to live after being away for a year in residential treatment program for bi polar.
He...

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Written on February 22nd, 2010
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want2Bhappy

My Son

My son has bi polar and has been medicated for the past 7 years. He has been doing fairly well living outside our home the past 2 years. However when he was home visiting recently I found a pipe in his pockets when doing his...

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Written on January 7th, 2009
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My Sister Is Hooked On Meth

My whole family has been turned upside down by my sister's meth problem. I'm pretty sure she's involved in manufacturing. I'm getting sick of cleaning up her life for her, and my mom is too. Stealing, lying, being gone from home for...

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Written on October 13th, 2006
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