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Originally Posted by Dingo's
I agree with you here to a point Steve. If they know and believe they have a problem drinking (and they DO know) then they can help themselves by putting themselves in an environment that makes it difficult to drink. Let everyone know (as embarrassing as it may be) that you have a drinking problem so they can support you and help you when you DO want to drink.
You DO need to have a support group whether that be friends or family.
I do believe once they are drinking and in the middle of it, they do change (as alcohol is a mood modifier) and they may not be able to control themselves or their actions and may not be able to stop what they are doing.
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......but, if they do know and they don't care then what can you do? And, really, if you acknowledge that they do know then it's a decision that they have made, to drink themselves to death, what does it have to do with anyone else?
I take the point about alcohol being a mood modifier, so once you start it's hard to stop, but you make the decision to start drinking from an intelligent and lucid standpoint.
I guess the way I'm looking at it is this; if the guy wants to drink himself to death it's his business. If he wants some help he will ask for it, and when people ask for help we should listen, but if he doesn't want any help then who are we to say what is right for other people? And, if we force our help upon them, whose benefit is that help for? theirs or ours?