in all seriousness..., i dont know what to do. Options

[Sh0gunkid8721]

I think my mom has the beginning stages of alcoholism and i dont know what to do. My mom has drunk and driven many times and then passed out on the living room floor of where we live. Ive yelled at her many many times and honestly ive come to the point of wanting to punch her. I live without a father and i have lived without a father for over 11 yrs now so its not like i can turn to him and i am the only child here. I dont have a brother or sister to turn to and i just dont know what to do. My mom and i made a promise that she would only drink one drink a nite and if she couldnt do it, then i was not responsible for my own actions towards her and im on the verge of beating the **** out of her. LITERALLY. Ive had it. She broke the promise TWICE in a week and cant even control that.

Does anybody have this problem running in their family? And please dont give me that obvious bring her to AA meetings cuz u know that it wont work unless she's willing to go.

[saleeka]

My mom has been a hardcore alcoholic since I've been in grade school. These arent the words you want to hear, but honestly, until she admits to having a problem and she wants to make the change, there is nothing you can do... My family forced my mom into rehab twice, and it was a waste of time and money because she never saw herself has having a problem. The first time was outpatient, the second, thanks to a failed suiside attempt, was inpatient. The longest i have seen my mom not drink was after inpatient rehab, and it only lasted 5 months... Approximately 1 out of 10 alcoholics are lucky enough to get treatment and never relapse, leaving the other 9 to continue their life either as is, or to have continued relapeses... Honestly, you should think about getting counseling to tame the anger you have inside, because that will create more problems than her alcoholisim will. I had the great fortune to come home one night to find all of my belonings either thrown around our yard, or destroyed in my room when i still lived with my parents. She did this because I was disrespectful to her because I was fed up with dealing with her drunk 6 days of the week. Long story short, I assaulted her. I then went to Jail for the weeked and had to pay way more money than I ever imagined to make sure it diddent ruin the rest of my life... there are support groups for family living with alcoholics, and although I never came around to liking them, It may work for you. hang in as best you can and just avoid her at all costs. You getting mad hasnt worked yet, and it most likely wont in the future... I hope everything works out in the long run bro-

Chris

This post has been edited by saleeka: Jun 15, 2006 - 6:57 PM