tabuki

Need a little help on explaining to a friend how her father struggling with alcoholism and not taking any suggestions from other recovering alcoholics, can not change the way he is. The friend is not alcoholic. Would like to explain it as simple and precise as possible so the non alcoholic can understand.

This is a sample of the feelings she has in a recent letter she sent me.

"I just don't understand that kind of addiction....It must really suck!!!! But I do believe everyone has a choice every morning they wake up. It is a choice you make everyday to live the way you do....And if you don't sincerely like it , then you will change! I just don't under stand some people, but everyone has to perfect their soul one way or the other..."

thx

brigid

I don't know, it is so hard for someone without an addiction to understand, they have not experienced it.

I told my friend that she couldn't help her friend that was alcoholic unless she wanted help, she talked about how she felt about this friend for a bit and that helped her. Maybe all you can do is listen, or refer her to al-anon.

Hard stuff,
love brigid

Chy

I agree with with bridid, normies will never understand as hard as we may try.

CarolD

Order from Amazon...

"Under The influence" by Dr. James Mulam and K. Ketcham.
Best handbook on alcoholism I know.

Blessings...