If Your Life Is Being Affected By A Relative With An Alcohol Problem

Please don’t allow yourself to be misled by that person’s actions, non-actions, attitudes, demands, lies, manipulations, rationalizations, etc. There is help no matter what the perception of the current situation is. The help is there for you if the person with the alcohol problem is finding ways to avoid getting help.

For example, Take Paul’s comment today;

“the only way to get the help you need is to stop drinking, go into fits risking his own life or wait until a weekday. I have taken him to the doctors he has been told to go home and drink beer and slowly reduce the intake of alcohol. This very hard to do for a person who is alcohol dependent. I would not wish on my worst enemy as this has been going on for ten years.”

Now, other than the fact that this comment and I have a credibility problem – the original spelling and punctuation are extremely familiar to a comment spammer attempting to gain access and approval – there are points to be considered.

1. - It is simply not true that you have to risk fits/seizures.
2. - I’d suggest you find another doctor, one familiar with alcoholism. That advice is ludicrous.
3. - This person has you convinced it is hard for him to stop. Not true if he wants to.
4. - I would think that after ten years you might seriously want to consider going to Al-Anon.

A family member affected by an alcoholic family member’s drinking cannot stop the other person’s drinking no matter how powerful you think you may be. Al-Anon will help you learn how to change yourself to better deal with this person and not be as affected. To get healthier mentally and emotionally. Please try it.