he is going to drink himself to death and can not manage his money, he needs help, please.
2007-01-01 14:29:14 · 11 answers · asked by Frankly 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Look up his local AA chapter- should help.
2007-01-01 14:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by Sailon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a recovering alcoholic of 11 years now. It took an intervention of family and friends, and him hitting rock bottom for him to finally seek help. Your ex will have to want the help, and needs to get that from a qualified treatment center. My husband still attends AA meetings, they have been a huge help.
2007-01-01 22:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by jakimmi72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may still be in the 'learning stages' of solving the problems that fuel his drinking.
For right now, because you have been affected, perhaps you should try Al anon. They can help you deal with what you are going through. If you don't know how to find out about this call 2-1-1 ask them. If that doesn't work in your area, call your church or local hospital to get hooked up. Or you can just read from this website. Chin up!
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/
2007-01-01 22:39:46 · answer #3 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely refer him to alcoholics-anonymous.org but also try to get his family to have an intervention. The sobriety rate with AA is only 6% but couple that with an intervention and it shoots up to 75%. Finally, BACK AWAY! Don't get yourself caught up in that! The kindest thing you can do is walk away until he gets the will to get up and help himself! He never will as long as you're there to pick the pieces up for him!!!
2007-01-01 22:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by answergrrl3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's got to do the deed which means to make a choice to quit drinking. He MIGHT be persuaded to go into treatment by family and friends sitting him down and telling him he needs to get help. BUT he's the one who's got to make the decision. What you can do is hold him responsible for doing what he legally must do and do not cover up or allow him to escape his responsibilities.
2007-01-01 22:36:21 · answer #5 · answered by DelK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dig the intervention idea.
I think that AA is a good Idea, but ^^ is right, AA AND intervention will do wonders.
It did wonders for my best friends dad who drank to drugs.
That is, he started with alcohol then moved drugs in with it.
2007-01-01 22:39:03 · answer #6 · answered by skybluefrank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to hit bottom... get their wakeup call.
Sometimes you can provide that with an intervention, which is lead by an experienced counselor
Other than that, he's gonna have to hit bottom, and we just pray that when he does he doesn't end his life, or screw it up beyond repair, or hurt / kill someone else.
2007-01-01 22:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's your ex. You have to move on. He would have to decide if he had a problem and if he needed help.
2007-01-01 22:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by Potato C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AA worked for me. But he has to want to quit, for himself. Good luck to you and him.
2007-01-01 22:31:26 · answer #9 · answered by Vincent F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps his family (not an ex) can have an intervention??
2007-01-01 22:30:45 · answer #10 · answered by Momma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋