catterkane

Hi,

I'm new here, and here because of my mother. She has been drinking for years, and over the last few years, it's been obvious she has a problem. More of a functional alcoholic, and appears to be able to "stop" whenever she wants. However, I'm seldom physically around, therefore, I don't know if she's hiding it from my father, who seems to think she's not drinking all of the time.

my mom has been diagnosed with a psychological/mental condition for hearing voices/people talking to her, and that could be why she drinks. I truly believe it's the other way around, that she's hearing voices from years of alcohol abuse. She has physically hit my father, several times. Often has no recollection. Many other stories, but my curiosity, is this part of being an alcoholic?