Well there you go

Design a better one....may be worth a PHD

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Sady Toppa, he's been there and done all that. It seems to be a hopeless situation. My aunt's given up I think. Other than locking him into a room and pushing his meals under the door, she can't stop him. I am sure he has very deep seated issues about lots in his life... He's 60 and he looks like he's 80. He can hardly walk, his liver's packing up (he tells everyone that his liver function tests are those of a healthy man and his doc is amazed ) Just this last few weeks he's back in hospital because he's got an ulcer on his leg and it just won't heal. It's a tragic way to go.

So I hear.

It is a difficult problem to deal with because it is so entrenched by the time it becomes life threatening. And someone that caught up in an addiction can't just change their behaviour if the root causes aren't addressed and techniques to cope put into place.

AA works for some but for many it simply is too simplistic and doesn't meet them at their real point of need.

The scary bit is that most people harming themselves with Alcohol are not even aware that they are doing it and often find out too late.

If some people on here actually drink as much as they seem to or claim to (judging by what they post) then there are a few on here who seriously need to look at their drinking

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My cousin back in the UK died of it when she was just 35 It is an awful thing. I feel for your aunt. It must be heartbreaking for her.

LOL

I hope most who make such boasts are just doing the "ego" thing. But as the western world is immersed in an alcohol culture, who knows? And I'm a drinker too lol!

Oh I've shifted plenty in my time as well

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That could be me then.

If the cap fits.......

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A simple way to test yourself - give up alcohol for 7 days.

Don't just say 'Easy!'. Just do it.

Ok I'll do it! Got meds next week so that will give me even more incentive.
I consider myself a social drinker anyway....just sometimes I get a bit carried away!

Jackie

Trust me it is no fun living with an alcoholic - my mum has been one for all of my life - Im dead proud of her though as she hasn`t had a drink in about 3 years now (she gave up aged 71 bit bloody late but never mind)I used to go round the house when I was a kid looking through all her hiding places, then when I found a bottle or a can I`d pour it down the sink - she used to go ballistic when she found out It was a bit like having 2 mums - the nice normal one and the nasty/unconcious/sorry for herself one. I think the hardest thing for me was the fact I could never bring mates round to the house and I was like the adult and she was the child. I never understood how my dad managed to live with it for all those years!!

Good onya!