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is my mom an alcoholic? how do you get help for alcoholism if so?
My mom has always drank some on the weekends to relax from her stressful job. I've lived with this all of my life and there was never a problem. Well, my dad has been gone for about six months now (died in a car wreck) and my mom has started drinking more.
Dad's death was really hard on us but it's hitting mom the worst, I think. She drinks a lot more than she use to. She drinks every night and sometimes (more frequently this past week) passes out in the hallway floor before it's over. She's even missed work a few times because of her hangovers. Since she has started drinking like this I've started waking her up for work and stuff because she's been oversleeping dramatically. I mean, I don't want her to lose her job and I know this is a hard time for her.
Anyway, I am concerned over all of the drinking now. I know alcohol does some nasty liver damage and I don't want my mom to die too. I'm afraid to confront her about it because I don't want that stress to have her drinking even more. What do I do?
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iam deeply sorry for your loss. my condenansis goes to your family. I also think your mom needs to be confronted. she needs to know that she has a daughter and that she needs to do whatever she can to amke sure that you are safe and that nothing happenes to you. she needs to be the aldult and know that this is as hard on you as it is on her. talk to her.
Iam sure she would understand
hope this help and again iam deeply sorry for your loss.
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im sorry for your loss. my heart goes out to you and your family... i have an idea of what your going through with your mother.my dad is an alcoholic, he has been for a very long time and now he is dieing from hepitidus c. my sister passed away from overdosing two years ago and tht just made things worse for my fathers drinking. i know it is hard to cope with greaving family members but you do need to say something to your mother. because if you dont if will get worse. she may deny having a problem at first but eventualy she will admit it. but when you say something to her you do need to let her know your their for her. there are some groups online and around your comuity that can help both you and your mother. i hope that i have helped. if you need anything else just ask.
-Tamera.
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I'm so sorry about your dad.
In my opinion from what your saying it seems like she is in an alcoholic.
You obviously just want to help her because this isn't the way she should get over your father's death.
Tell her how you feel.
Tell her you want her to stay healthy and losing one parent was hard enough and that she's doing something that could leave you parentless.
You can call alcoholic hotlines because they can be more informative about this subject than i ever could.
Maybe she could go to a therapist.
I hope this helped you.
Good luck with everything.
Take care.
:)
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She might very well be an alcholic and if not then she certainly isn't far from being one. If she is passing out on the floor and sleeping in dramatically on top of missing work then clearly she has a serious problem. You could try to get in contact with a family member and ask them too take her to rehab for alcoholism. You also could get in touch with a hotline. The next time she passes out instead of helping her try calling 911 and maybe then they can put her in rehab and possibly help her recover.
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