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How do I help my alcoholic Dad
Hey there
Im going to cut to the chase because I don’t really feel like beating around the bush or making this longer than it needs to be
My dads been an alcoholic my whole life. I’ve watched him come home in police cars due to drink driving, talk about suicide and verbally abuse me my mum and brother. He has NEVER gotten physically abusive and sober he is the best man I know, that’s what makes it so hard and it’s probably why I still care after all these years.
Sober (which isn’t often), he is near a perfect person but due to working 80 hours a week he comes home every night and gets drunk instantly and will down a 1L bottle of scotch in 1-2 days as a coping mechanism.
We have tried getting his brothers involved, numerous serious discussions have been had, I’ve offered help in anyway I can, we hide the scotch but he’ll drive drunk to get more. I know someone will say you can’t help someone unless they want it but I’m tired of sitting back and watching the same thing happen. I’m worried he’ll be on his death bed far too young and I’m seeking advice on how to stop that from happening before it’s too late.
Please anything will help, I’ve turned into an extremely angry person because of this and I don’t want to start resenting who I am because of someone else’s addiction. Dads worked too hard all his life and I want him to spend whatever spare time he has sober and happy, not drunk and depressed.
Thanks