2006-08-03 08:57:56 · 19 answers · asked by kiki 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Join Al-Anon so you can get some support.
2006-08-03 09:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Carol R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find an Al-Anon near you and go to the meetings. You have to realize that the drinking is not your problem even if does affect you (and it will). Pray for them; God can and does work miracles, but know that the person has to want to be helped and really hit bottom before accepting that there is a problem. Good luck.
2006-08-03 16:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by dufus4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there is no coping technique.
You call up the rest of the family and corner them and force them to make a choice to commit to an action to stop the addiction.
Hope this helps. take care
2006-08-03 16:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Tabor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join Al-Anon and learn that there is nothing you can do to change that person, that it is not your fault, you are not responsible for their drinking and actions while they are drinking. You will learn that you are not alone with the problem. You will learn that you can't try to reason with a drunk, or argue, or anything constructive. And you will learn that they love the bottle more than anything else in their lives and will do whatever is necessary to get it.
2006-08-03 16:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just accept it. Nothing you can do about it. My dad was an alcoholic for the longest time. He was functional alcoholic, went to work every day. We just lived with it. He doesn't drink anymore about 60 years of doing so, but he smokes heavily. My mom use to get on him for drinking all the time and it never did any good. They have to want to give it up.
2006-08-03 16:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Pinolera 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard I went through it with my ex-husband. Seven years of my life with him, finally I realized there was nothing I could do so I left and divorced him. He got into drugs and was killed 6 weeks ago by a drug dealer. So ultimately I saved my life. Tough love..heard of it? It's hard but the power is in the hand of the alcoholic to be sick and tiered of drinking and it's effects on others. You can't make him sober but you can assist in finding him AA or rehab.
2006-08-03 16:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by e_deckwa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to them about it and if the problem persists, consult other family members as well as the abusers friends together and call for an intervention.
however, there is no point to do anything if the individual doesn't want help. it would have to ultimately be their decision.
2006-08-03 16:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Amo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You DONT! Until they get it through their thick skull that drinking isnt exactly healthy for them let them be. They are not gonna listen or consider anything you do or say as long as binging benefits their need to seperate themselves from the world of problems they choos not to deal with.
2006-08-03 16:03:40 · answer #8 · answered by d_rekt03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get help at Co-dependent Alcoholic's Anonymous, check the County Mental Health Dept. in your area.
2006-08-03 16:05:18 · answer #9 · answered by GRUMPY1LUVS2EAT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom was an acholoic. The whole family had to turn our back on her. When this happened she was on her own. And guess what she has been sober for three years. We start back talking to her after the first year. When we really seen she was trying. If you need to talk email me. I will share my store.
2006-08-03 16:05:10 · answer #10 · answered by Tammy L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋