Makeithappen

This is the most useful info I have read thus far, but my MIL's case is a little different because, she worked everyday, drank went to sleep, got up the next morning and did it all over again. The only consequence she is facing for her alcoholism is her declining health, memory lapses, which if not stopped, may likely end in death, She pays her own bills, has her own money, her own transportation, even though we have taken the keys from her. She doesn't play on your sympathy, or throw tantrums to get you to give her a drink, her tantrums come from preventing her from doing things she feels she has the right to do as an adult. Her state of mind is so out of sync, she'll wake up planning to go to work, with out realizing she hasn't worked in 3 months. She has symptoms similar to Alzheimers. She is not destructive or manipulative, she honestly believes her health has improved, and it's okay to drink a beer or two, she doesn't even have the capacity to comprehend what's at stake.