makomago

My Mother is an alcoholic, abstinent by 'force' (I use that words with many qualifiers)... to explain; her mental health is so bad she is kept away from a drink (not by me) - She has Korsakoffs/alcoholic dementia and pancreatitis (in remission).

She therefore wants a drink often and forgets why she isn't drinking. Sometimes she forgets she wants to drink too!!

My Dad, now deceased, certainly drank alcoholically and displayed all the symptoms.

I am an alcoholic, my Grandfather and Grandmother (hypercritical and perfectionist too) were alcoholic, I have two cousins who are alcoholic (in recovery), at least one aunty (both crazy, narcissists, emotional and mentally ill). One sister who is obsessive compulsive and suffers greatly, another who is so codependent its painful (although so is the OCD sister) and a younger sister once an addict, now just driven by anxiety, hyperchondria and codependent!!

We're like a family of munsters in a really bad disguise; Christmas at my place anyone ? :-)

Mako

BTW: I made the pledge (I will not be like my parents) too. It didn't work.