Kitty said: Yes.Want to know exactly what an alcoholic is? (your definition)?-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
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could you give alcoholic spouse an ultimatum? even if the only one they are hurting is themself
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An alcoholic is someone who needs alcohol they can be functional . go to work everyday and seem like they live a normal life. But drink until they get drunk and usually pass out.They have mood swings and say and do hurtful thing and say they don't remember. Will find any occasion to drink, even if they have to drink alone. When you comment on they're drinking they get defensive. And don't be fooled an alcoholic doesn't always drink everyday. If you think they have a problem confront then and give them that ultimatum,they're drinking not only hurts therm but your family also
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you cant give anyone an ultimatum if they dont want to help themselves
someone who drinks too much and all ways needs a drink! that would be a person who drinks a lot of alcohal everyday
my definition of an alcoholic is someone that needs alcohol to start off and finish there day. If they NEED it and think they can't function without it, they are and have a serious problem. Esp. if it's affecting their work, partner, whole life.
Yes, you should give your spouse an ultimatum.
WHEN THEY HAVE A DRINK IN THEIR HAND BEFORE NOON AND DON'T STOP TILL THEY GO TO BED OR PASS OUT. Some one that thinks they have to drink. Yes the spouse get the ultimatum, if you drink then you leave.
alcoholism is a disease, it's an addiction, they need it like you might need a cigarette, chocolate, or whatever. He needs help, but he has to make the effort to go to AA or whatever. Try to encourage him to get help, give him an ultimatum and he'll probably chose the booze
alcoholic is someone who goes to meetings a drunk on the other hand well is just a drunkSource(s):
it's hard to try and get them to give it up b4 they kill there self from drinking to much.been trying to get my dad and brothers to slack off of it some lol
a weak minded selfish person. Alcoholism is the only disease you can get yelled at for having.
"Dammit Otto, you have Lupis"
"Dammit Otto, your an alcoholic"
"1 of those just doesn't sound right"
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Mitch Hedberg
R.I.P.
Any addiction is defined by the NEED for the substance.
IE. one guy gets waisted with his friends watching football every Sunday. An other needs two Scotches after work every day. The second is the alcoholic. This can be tested by high anxiety when not indulging on time. Planning to acquire the substance hours in advance. An over whelming need for the substance.
Yes and I have. An alcoholic is someone who needs to have a drink. It could be a maintenance drinker a binge drinker or other varietys. It is a disease and needs to be treated as one. I recently left my wife since she will not stop drinking even after treatment. It is not only hurting themself but also you and anyone else that is around them. It is only a matter of time before physical harm will occur.
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http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash
http://www.recoveryemporium.com/Articles/RUalcoholic.htm
I'm in this situation myself with my other half, and he's ruining his life and that of his family as well. Sadly, ultimatums usually don't work...as AA says THEY have to want to quit and no one can force them to until they realize it. It's a game of manipulation and you have to play smart. If you say you're going to do something, you have to be ready to do it. Stand firm and don't get sucked in to feeling sorry for them, because they will play off of that. Now that I've said all this I need to practice what I preach. Good luck. There are many different types of alcoholics.
!. The most commonly defined is the street drunk, homeless and with a botitle in a paperbag in his hand. Yes, there are quite a few of them
2. The alcoholic that will show you that they are not alcoholics.
This type can and will stop drinking completely for weeks at a time, trying to prove to you that they are not dependant on the alcohol. The telling factor is when they do drink again, they cannot stop at one or two. They prefer to stop drinking for periods, because once they drink, they cannot stop.
I believe this is the most common alcoholic, right down to the person that will go all work week without a drink, and get blasted every weekend.
3. This type must always have alcohol available. Going without it or running out of it puts fear in their hearts. Not that they are always drunk, some are, but they have to have alcohol to function.
As for ultimatums, cannot be done. I lived with a drunk for 22 years and he has been alcohol free for three years now.
Nothing I said or did not say stopped him.
What happened was that he started reading his bible, he was raised Catholic, and they do not read their bibles, they only listen to what the priests say, and little phamplets that they are handed. But when he actually started reading his bible, about two years later he finally was convinced by his reading and the HOLY SPIRIT to give up his addiction. Not saying it was easy, I certainly did not have to go through what he did.
I was not the reason he gave up drinking, I was also not the reason he drank. He and he alone had to make that choice.
Now just in case you want to point out that alcohol is allowed in the bible, of course it is. Drunkeness is not allowed at all. But when one has an addiction to it, they cannot simply cut down. They know that they must stay away from the addictive substance.
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my life
An alcoholic is someone who drinks so much that they pass out alcoholics drink everyday, you can try but if there in to deep they may not care the only thing they may care about is drinking so you may want to explain to him or her you care and ask nicly if they will get help dealing with addicts is tuff.
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