Not So Clear to Me.............
So what do you do when your AH is not the falling down, and out alcoholic? What if your AH has made drinking a priority and used it as a "release valve" for the 26 years you have known him, but he doesn't seem to be getting worse. They say this is a progressive disease, so what if it is not progressing? The only difference I can see from years ago, is that he is more depressed and discouraged. Otherwise the amount he drinks is fairly stable. Also I see this as a pattern in his family, his father and both brothers in the same boat.
I know the focus should be on me. Sometimes I wonder if this all applies to my situation, because others share what it is like to live with an alcoholic and that has not been my experience.
I know he drinks too much, I know he uses it as a crutch, but I wonder why I don't see other posts like mine. Is there anyone out there that knows my kind of alcoholic?