To deal with an alcoholic parent: Establish clear boundaries about when the alcoholic’s presence will be tolerated, Avoid arguments with the drinker and take...
Regardless of age, it is extremely painful and challenging to deal with an alcoholic parent. You can help get them on the road to recovery.
Q My father was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis but won't stop drinking. He's been a heavy drinker since we were children, and I thought my brother and I were reconciled to his alcoholism. As you can imagine, it has caused many rifts and tensions over the years, but now it's a ...
should be encouraged. This allows someone with an alcohol problem to talk to peers (going through the same motions that they themselves are going through) in a non-judgemental and non-clinical environment. A recent review of the literature showed that these services; ...
Alcohol is an irritant that causes long-term inflammation. This inflammation can weaken the LES, the valve that prevents stomach acid from backing up into the esophagus. This backup can lead to GERD symptoms such as heartburn, acid reflux and regurgitation.Alcohol does not cause GERD, but regul...
I have lived with her for over 17 years and I have been at wits end it seems. I have gotten on her case about drinking but she gets offended and let’s me have it. “Are you refusing to buy me vodka or wine?” Am I calling her an alcoholic? Yes I have but in a half ...
I have lived with her for over 17 years and I have been at wits end it seems. I have gotten on her case about drinking but she gets offended and let’s me have it. “Are you refusing to buy me vodka or wine?” Am I calling her an alcoholic? Yes I have but i...
Unless your parents have been to therapy, have confronted their own issues and abusive ways, and actively changed, (for example, an alcoholic or addicted parent who gets sober and goes to AA such that his/her personality becomes truly different) they will probably be no more able to hear yo...
ReadHOW TO DEAL WITH HAVING AN ESTRANGED ADULT CHILD. Legal Aspects and Grandparent Rights – What You Need to Know Sixty & Me has explored the topic of “Grandparents’ Rights” to provide helpful insights for those facing this challenging situation. While this information is not intended to ...
I believe the best way to deal with toxic people is to not deal with them at all; to avoid them. In some cases it may not be an option, but more often than not, it is. This is why I encourage you to really think about the options you truly have with every toxic person in your...