alcoholic?

[markp9114]

okay so i'm pretty mad right now, hence why I'm venting. How can you tell if someones an alcoholic? cuz damn my dad is really pissing me off lately. Just over little stupid things. He always yells at my mom about stupid things too like today he said that she was wasting his time since he had to drive all the way out to her shop, and blah blah blah. I know it sounds like he just has problems, but I've been noticing he has been drinking beer A LOT lately. I mean he can be joking around 1 second and then freakin yell at me. Theres 2 bag fulls of beer cans outside, which was from like a couple days ago when him and his friend were drinking ALL day...literally. What caused me to post this was because I was sitting outside with my mom and dad while they were talking, and then he was like "go get me a beer" and I was said "no." and then he laughed cuz he thought I was joking and then he told me again and I still said no, and then the look on his face was scary, like he was really mad. and so I said "uh no, I think you've had to many." and then he was like "i told you to go get me a beer, go get it now." and so I did and then I told him if he wanted another one go get it himself cuz I'm not giving him anymore. Then he yelled at me and said I was putting words in his mouth or something who knows and thats when I left and now I'm in my room.. He's like bipolar i swear. Nice one sec, physco the next..good thing they're going out of town tomorrow..

[Sergio]

Sounds like he's an alcoholic to me. I have no experience dealing with alcoholics so no advice here.

[Cyclops]

He's probably an alcoholic ...
When people are young and drink they can be a lot of fun. But once they get into their late thirties and over they can turn into mean barstards when they are drunk which sounds where your father is at now, all nice one minute and downright nasty the next. Mood swings are very common.
They also get grumpy and self absorbed with any physical problems they have, I mean they kept geting headaches, flu symptions aches and pains in general. This is all to do with the alcohol in their systems but they will never admit that it's the alcohol that's causing them problems ... in fact they will blame anything and everyone else. And those closest to them bear the brunt of it.
One thing that will happen is that he will soon get into fights with his buddys so there won't be anyone for him to drink with.
It's at about this stage that your Mother will have to bite the bullet and move out with the rest of you, or get a court order to get him out of the house.

My defination of an Alcoholic is someone who drinks every day, usually if they have more than three drinks.
People who drink say three times a week but very heavily, called binge drinking, they drink until they run out of alcohol.

The problem is that in your case theres absolutely noting you can do about it, your Father has to first admit that what he is doing is causing greif to himself and his family (unlikely that he will admit it even to himself) then get some professional help or stop drinking.

It's bloody hard but my advice is to try and keep well clear of him when he is drinking.
Good luck with it mate, I hope he comes to realise what he's doing to himself and the family.

[guy savage]

Has he always drank alot? If this is something new, maybe its a work or finance thing I would talk to you mom.

[Sugarlipz]

Sounds like hes an alcoholic. Sorry. My stepdad is like that. I love him, but I HATE that!

[retro-bliss]

Yh he does sound alcholic... u can try and make him focus on other things other than alchohol

[Sama3L.]

bit alcoholic :( sorry man