gerbel

I'm worried about my mother in law. She's started exhibiting traits that show she's heading down an unhealthy path (hiding empties, binge drinking, nightly consumption, etc). My father in law has brought it up to her in a past a couple times, as well as my wife...and the convo has gotten nowhere. And it sounds like more recently my mother in law has taken a much firmer stance when people bring it up. She either threatens to leave my father in law or she'll tell my wife she won't provide daycare anymore.

I honesty feel like she isn't happy in her current situation...that she wants something different in her life but she feels trapped and her drinking is her release.

I'm looking for any advice on how to approach her and figure this out.

Thanks.