Alcoholism is a disease that has ripped apart families and cost lives. It can turn good people into something else entirely. Treatment can be long and arduous and not always works. As it is an addiction, the mental frame of mind needs to be addressed and psychological issues delved into. Interventions need to be staged followed by rehab and scrutiny to make sure the person doesn’t relapse.
If you’re thinking of what to say to an alcoholic, forget it. They are caught in an addiction and the trap cannot be sprung free with words. Threats too will probably not work if they are in deep. However, you can set limits, especially in a romantic relationship. You could say that unless they leave by so-and-so date, you’re leaving. Chances are it may not always work but the thought of loss to any person can most times be powerful enough to get them to change their ways.
Sometimes, though, an alcoholic can decide to stop drinking by himself. A story of a man who one day decided to quit shocked his friends and family. Caught in the addiction for years, threats by his love ones never worked. In a desperate attempt to cure him they would hide his bottles and restrict his finances. This went on for many years with the cycle threatening to envelop his children too. There then came a day when his kids realized he hadn’t touched a drop for about two weeks. Curious and scared to trigger a negative reaction, they popped the question to him. He calmly replied that he had had enough of the taste and the desire. As pleased as they were, it was hard for them to believe him. But as time passed, it became obvious that what he said was the truth as he never touched alcohol again.
It is important to realize, however, that cases like these are somewhat rare and intervening is necessary. You could take them to an alcohol treatment center before the problem escalates. As for what to say to an alcoholic, try to figure out what makes them tick. That and setting limits along with keeping them in an alcohol treatment center can be your contribution towards ending this vicious addiction.
If you’re thinking of what to say to an alcoholic, forget it. They are caught in an addiction and the trap cannot be sprung free with words. Threats too will probably not work if they are in deep. However, you can set limits, especially in a romantic relationship. You could say that unless they leave by so-and-so date, you’re leaving. Chances are it may not always work but the thought of loss to any person can most times be powerful enough to get them to change their ways.
Sometimes, though, an alcoholic can decide to stop drinking by himself. A story of a man who one day decided to quit shocked his friends and family. Caught in the addiction for years, threats by his love ones never worked. In a desperate attempt to cure him they would hide his bottles and restrict his finances. This went on for many years with the cycle threatening to envelop his children too. There then came a day when his kids realized he hadn’t touched a drop for about two weeks. Curious and scared to trigger a negative reaction, they popped the question to him. He calmly replied that he had had enough of the taste and the desire. As pleased as they were, it was hard for them to believe him. But as time passed, it became obvious that what he said was the truth as he never touched alcohol again.
It is important to realize, however, that cases like these are somewhat rare and intervening is necessary. You could take them to an alcohol treatment center before the problem escalates. As for what to say to an alcoholic, try to figure out what makes them tick. That and setting limits along with keeping them in an alcohol treatment center can be your contribution towards ending this vicious addiction.