He may say he feels that he has a "gift" but he knows he has a problem. Maybe you should try asking him if he wants any help with it? Sometimes you get stuck in a routine and don't know how to break it. It sounds like the guy is pretty lonely. In the meantime maybe you should let Jim do what he wants...he'll kick back on it when he gets fed up with being drunk/hungover all of the time.
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