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Is my mom an alcoholic?
I never thought I would think that this very thing would happen to my family. Over 3 years ago, my father passed away from cancer. It was very quick and found out within a summer length of time. After my father passed away, my mom would start drinking. She would drink from 1-2 bottles of wine a night. To the point where she would be drunk and feel better about everything. It never really accord to us that she was having a drinking problem. But now 3 years later, shes been drinking almost a whole bottle of wine a night. She gets to the point where shes mean and cries. I try to talk to her, but she never listens. She says she only does it cause it helps her with the stress of work, financial problems, ect. I want to get her help, but I know she'll be angry with me at first. Because during any time I talk to someone else about the drinking problem or any other problems in her life, she denies it. When I confronted her tonight about drinking, she completely denied it. Should I research about it, seek help from a pastor at a local church, a hotline? Thank you for the advice.
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What you want to do, is check out Al-Anon. They're meetings for family and friends of alcoholics, they could tell you, better than anybody, how to approach, love, and tolerate your mother and her drinking. You could suggest to her that she go to Alcoholics Anonymous, however she may not take that so well. Look it up online, Al-Anon, or if you're young Ala-teen, they're great programs and they provide a support group full of people that are going through the same thing you are. Good luck hun, leave one in my inbox if you need any more advice. ~Love Angel
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it sound to me like she does have a drinking problem. when you drink you hurt your body. you start getting more and more depressed. you should let her know that drinking is not her solution but just another problem in her life. i think she does need a little help. you should talk to any aldult you think could help. look up on the inter net a few hotline numbers. you could save your mom from her own dis-struction. let her know that you care show her love. my uncle was a drunk i know what your going through but he drunk way more then your mom.
i hope i helped you can save her just pray and i will have you and your mom in mines :)
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i'm sorry to say this, but it does seem like your mum has a drinking problem. I would suggest calling ahotline or going to a program and get information. then, even if you have to have a friend or relative there with you, confront her and tell her that you think she has a drinking problem. then if she denies it, have the relative or friend talk to her. if that still doesn't work, you need to come up with an ultimatum to give her. like, if you have an aunt or uncle that lives close by that you will go stay with them until she sobers up and fixes her problem. of cousre you gotta make sure that it's okay with your family first and leave her with some AA pamphlets and the number for a hotline. if this doesn't work, then i really don't know what else there is to do except letting her hit her rock bottom to the point where she's asking for help. hopefully i helped. =D good luck!
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