My boyfriend drinks about 16 beers almost every saturdays and sundays. He does not drink during the week or sometimes a 6 packs only. He says that he is not an alcoholic and said he would stop drinking until new years to prove it to me but he began drinking again after 3 weeks. Thanks.
Honey, I’m married to an alcoholic and those are the classic signs. If you won’t drop him and mean it, then get yourself to an Al-Anon meeting. You have my sympathies
BY THE WAY HIS BREAT SMELLS AND THE WAY HE DRIVES
Mom was an alcholic until the day she died, dad was too. The only difference is that dad stopped drinking.
The best information on alcoholism can be found on the Alcoholics Anonymous website.
Go there and see what you can do for yourself. Your boyfriend has to help himself. You cannot do it for him. Do understand that should you choose to stay with him, you are in for a bumpy ride.
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash
Best wishes to you.
you’ve answered your own question fairly well. 16 beers in one day is excessive. Saying he’d stop and then starting again is another giveaway
http://www.campral.com/rec_symptoms.aspx?WT.srch=1&PlacementGUID=9C27026C-96FB-4158-BF61-13BDB168C24C
That is a site with more information.
If he goes to meeting’s he’s an Alcoholic, If he does not go then he’s like me a Drunk….
You have a right to be concerned.
Reaching out and gathering information is just what you need to do.
I suggest you find an ALANON meeting. (Usually an 800 #)
This consists of a group of people who have a problem drinker in their lives.)
This is a place where your questions will be answered and where you can benefit from others experiences.
You should be able to established a support system there.
I went and it made all the difference in the world.
Your boyfriend could use some help
I pray he gets it.
I wish you the best and keep reaching out!
he is a binge drinker.
and there are plenty of alcoholics that are (were) binge drinkers.
Quit trying to convince him – you should start going to Al-anon to determine what you should do so you don’t go crazy. what you could do that might help him, and what is a waste of your time.
good luck.
you will recognize that if he had so many problem.I think he`s doing doing this due of having an personal problem.That is what i have thinking about!.Ask him if he had problem.
He sounds like a functional alcoholic. I used to be able to drink a ton but still make it to work the next day. Then I started to have bad hangovers that were full on anxiety (D.T.’s) and eventually I drank a little when I woke up. Then I began to loose jobs, and not care about anything but staying drunk. My behavior became extreme. He might want to take a look at his actions before he goes down a road many others have traveled before. Good luck
“I could stop if I wanted too”. Is a classic sign of a budding alcoholic. ;)
If you have to go to those meetings, then you are an alcoholic.
that is an answer only he can answer and he has to be the one ready to deal with it….you can’t do it for him…but i suggest you find support until he is ready to get in check with reality….AA and Celebrate Recovery could help perhaps…best wishes