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Lebell · 09-08-2005, 02:16 PM

Man.

I just read your thread and I wish you the very best of luck.

I can only offer my own personal experiences.

My dad died of alcohol related complications at 53.

I literally watched my ex's brother die at 42. He left behind two children.

Because of these and a few other experiences, I know a little about alcoholism.

First, go to AA. You'll find people who have been through what you are going through. Talk or don't talk, it's up to you. But they'll understand.

Second, for a full blown alcoholic, there is no such thing as controlled drinking. Once you justify the first one, you justify a second. Then a third. Then a sixth. And so on. I've never know an alcoholic (and I've know about a dozen hardcore ones) that this wasn't true for.

Third, One day at a Time, baby. That's the AA mantra. Don't worry about tomorrow, just worry about today. You CAN make it. Surround yourself with people who help you, not who drag you back into it.

Anyway, I really really wish you luck on this. I hate watching alcohol destroy lives, but the person themself has to WANT to change, and in your case, it sounds like you do.

09-08-2005, 02:16 PM	#31 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Man. I just read your thread and I wish you the very best of luck. I can only offer my own personal experiences. My dad died of alcohol related complications at 53. I literally watched my ex's brother die at 42. He left behind two children. Because of these and a few other experiences, I know a little about alcoholism. First, go to AA. You'll find people who have been through what you are going through. Talk or don't talk, it's up to you. But they'll understand. Second, for a full blown alcoholic, there is no such thing as controlled drinking. Once you justify the first one, you justify a second. Then a third. Then a sixth. And so on. I've never know an alcoholic (and I've know about a dozen hardcore ones) that this wasn't true for. Third, One day at a Time, baby. That's the AA mantra. Don't worry about tomorrow, just worry about today. You CAN make it. Surround yourself with people who help you, not who drag you back into it. Anyway, I really really wish you luck on this. I hate watching alcohol destroy lives, but the person themself has to WANT to change, and in your case, it sounds like you do. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!