Originally Posted by
ArcticSA 
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Is this the one thing he is wrong about? I find it very, very hard to go directly against his thinking in this.
The thing is, if he is a normal drinker, he just cannot possibly understand the issues of alcohol dependency. It would be really good for him to read some alcoholism books and books on codependency - so he will understand.
Al Anon meetings would be great for him, too. Denial is a real thing in our loved ones - they simply do not want to face the fact that there is something about us that is different. "Alcoholic" is still loaded with negative connotation, and they aren't willing to label us in that way, or to accept that we have a problem. Normies may feel we will "get over" it - but that is not going to happen.
Arctic, you have to be strong in this. This is for your life and the life of your family. Drinking again will always end badly for us. Stand strong in the knowledge that
for you drinking is not an option.