NO ALANON? –
Aug. 25, 2025 – (Tanya Hughes is a councillor with Families Out Loud) She said she felt blamed for his addiction and that at one point he needed intensive care, but that the charity gave her counselling and practical support.
Jo said: “There’s always hope. Even when someone is in the worst possible place.”
The mother said she had been trying to hold down her own job and support two teenagers on one income before seeking help.
Speaking to the BBC, Jo said: “I remember feeling very alone and very lost because of the stigma associated with it – the worries over what other people may think of you, like ‘why didn’t you do enough, why didn’t you help enough?’”
She continued: “I was the one trying to keep everything going, I was out of energy, emotion – the hope had gone.
“I recognised that wasn’t me. I decided to try and get some help before I crawled under the duvet for ever.”
