Private lives: My parents make me feel suicidal - The Guardian 20th September 2007

I am a 28-year-old woman and I am battling with my conscience regarding my feelings towards my parents. Whenever they get in touch with me, I feel depressed, anxious, even suicidal. I am a healthier, happier person when I have no contact with them. They were addicted to heroin and cocaine for most of my life, and my sisters and I suffered from the consequences of their drug use: emotional abuse, theft, betrayal, and being abandoned for four years when they were too unwell and insolvent to look after us.

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