I have a secret life, no one knows about...

My father is, or should I say was, an alcoholic & prescription drug addict. I say was, wishing he had been miraculously cured. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be. My father attempted suicide one fateful Saturday evening, successfully...
It has been almost a month since his funeral.
I have lived my entire life keeping our “family secret”, just that – a secret. When I was a young child, I used to think my family was the only one in the world living this unique life. I used to believe that my father was the only alcoholic & prescription drug addict. I believed that he was the only one that couldn’t rise above his addictions and be the father & husband my family wanted & so badly needed.
The day my father committed suicide, was the day that my secret life slowly began to emerge & unravel. The unravelling to all my family members, friends & work colleagues, was as subtle & surprising as dropping hand grenades in their laps!
In an attempt to heal myself & hopefully help another in my position – I decided to do something completely out of character, share my secret life with anyone that cares to listen. I decided to create a blog & share some of my thoughts with you & hopefully hear from anyone that can relate, or has any form of opinion on this topic.