I have a friend who's an alcoholic. He's 30, unemployed and doesn't want to stop drinking. He knows he's an alcoholic & he has a problem. He drinks until he gets sick, does not want to have a job (it would interfere with his drinking), is unreliable, calls booze his *best friend* & many other things. Someone told me that real a alcoholic doesn't drink because they *want to*, they drink because they *have to*. Even if he were to separate himself from his drinking friends and environments, *he will still drink* no matter what! He once told me drinking makes him happy so he wants to continue drinking until it kills him. I never pushed him to go to AA. I told him I would support him if he did, but we agreed that it won't do him any good unless he really wants help. He does not. He is very unreliable of course. My friends tell me to stay away & not get too close b/c I can't depend on him. I have been hurt by him in the past & they don't think it will stop. How close should I get?
2007-11-24
09:48:55
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Sara
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