May 2014

Lost Child

It took a lot of years of drinking and a correct diagnosis of his bipolar disorder before he could get sober

I grew up in an alcoholic home. My father was an alcoholic and I was an alcoholic. I have two brothers and one sister but I am the only alcoholic child. I was very depressed and sad as a child. I was the lost child of my family. I kept to myself and was invisible. I didn't talk very much. I was very sensitive and got hurt very easily.

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