Hi everyone...
I have a younger sister in her thirties who has always liked a drink, but she has become more and more dependant on it and is now in the position that her health is being compromised and her marriage.
Our mum died quite young two years ago, and it has really hit us both hard. She likes to drink strong stuff, like whiskey or brandy and doesn't ever herself a single, in fact if she was at the pub and someone bought her a so blue she would look at it in disgust and drink it in one mouthful....
Her husband drinks at least 4-6 cans of beer each night though he never mentions this is a problem to either of them and happily gives in to her demands of buying her alcohol so he can still get his beer, they both don't help each other.
She has started being sick after eating a small amount of food, her face is very puffy and her stomach is huge and bloated, her husband decided to tel me last night that she has been hiding bottles in their bedroom and that he caught her trying to take brandy to work as she is in pain with toothache and thought it would help.
She always gets defensive if you mention her drinking and makes a point of bringing up other people's bad habits to justify her Behaviour, I know she is deeply unhappy with herself, she smokes heavily and has a constant cough but does seem to have the will power to do anything , she has two beautiful daughters and she just can't see that she is slowly hurting herself and them, I am worried sick and don't know what to do....her husband says he is sick of babysitting her but hasn't suggested she needs help he thinks she can just stop, what do you think....
Thanks so much for reading x
I have a younger sister in her thirties who has always liked a drink, but she has become more and more dependant on it and is now in the position that her health is being compromised and her marriage.
Our mum died quite young two years ago, and it has really hit us both hard. She likes to drink strong stuff, like whiskey or brandy and doesn't ever herself a single, in fact if she was at the pub and someone bought her a so blue she would look at it in disgust and drink it in one mouthful....
Her husband drinks at least 4-6 cans of beer each night though he never mentions this is a problem to either of them and happily gives in to her demands of buying her alcohol so he can still get his beer, they both don't help each other.
She has started being sick after eating a small amount of food, her face is very puffy and her stomach is huge and bloated, her husband decided to tel me last night that she has been hiding bottles in their bedroom and that he caught her trying to take brandy to work as she is in pain with toothache and thought it would help.
She always gets defensive if you mention her drinking and makes a point of bringing up other people's bad habits to justify her Behaviour, I know she is deeply unhappy with herself, she smokes heavily and has a constant cough but does seem to have the will power to do anything , she has two beautiful daughters and she just can't see that she is slowly hurting herself and them, I am worried sick and don't know what to do....her husband says he is sick of babysitting her but hasn't suggested she needs help he thinks she can just stop, what do you think....
Thanks so much for reading x
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