Thank you for this. I struggle with the role denial plays in survival — how necessary it can be, and how deeply it can shape some people.
There’s also an added complexity when a parent to a young kid struggles with alcohol dependence. Kids may be told things in intoxicated moments that can never be spoken of again — things later denied or forgotten — and so they’re left holding memories that no one else can acknowledge or clarify.
You are so welcome, and thank you for your insight. Your comment about the children feeling isolated with their experiences is poignant. I agree, that pain can be denied or forgotten--but I know it never goes away. It's toxic and leaks out in unforeseen places.
Thank you again for your insight. Maybe, maybe by many of us talking opening about this pain it will give those unsure or in denial more hope or courage to take steps to begin the healing process. That is my hope. Thank you again.
Thank you for this. I struggle with the role denial plays in survival — how necessary it can be, and how deeply it can shape some people.
There’s also an added complexity when a parent to a young kid struggles with alcohol dependence. Kids may be told things in intoxicated moments that can never be spoken of again — things later denied or forgotten — and so they’re left holding memories that no one else can acknowledge or clarify.
You are so welcome, and thank you for your insight. Your comment about the children feeling isolated with their experiences is poignant. I agree, that pain can be denied or forgotten--but I know it never goes away. It's toxic and leaks out in unforeseen places.
Thank you again for your insight. Maybe, maybe by many of us talking opening about this pain it will give those unsure or in denial more hope or courage to take steps to begin the healing process. That is my hope. Thank you again.
I hope so too <3
As Bob Hoskins said over here on TV in 90's UK - 'It's good to talk'