tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post6669692665538375447..comments2024-01-01T15:38:28.710-05:00Comments on The Immortal Alcoholic: Surviving the Chaos: Fat lady singing...Linda Bartee Doynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820717772193440848noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-55131351819602601632017-11-15T15:06:36.239-05:002017-11-15T15:06:36.239-05:00Mine is still functioning, works 7 nights a week. ...Mine is still functioning, works 7 nights a week. He doesn't think he has a problem. BUT his body is falling apart. I'm dreading the next step. I'm praying that he dies fast and not put me and the family through what I too often read about. We were through him almost losing his job and the mess of that. He has no intention of stopping, or even slowing down. Death scares him, but not enough. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321364227439453649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-6441691694817908722014-04-12T13:25:27.654-04:002014-04-12T13:25:27.654-04:00These are some good points on getting one-on-one h...These are some good points on getting one-on-one help. There is one day at a time, and there is one year at a time. People should at least use AA as a tool if they can't get the individual help they need. If they are thinking it wont help or <i>'I haven't gone to a meeting in so long what's the point?'</i> it's probably time to go to a meeting. Thank you for educating. Most people struggle with addiction because they don't have the facts that they need.Rehab Resourceshttp://stopusingnow.blogspot.com/2014/03/alcohol-rehab_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-71655494902775553992014-04-12T13:18:29.548-04:002014-04-12T13:18:29.548-04:00These are good points about about one on one couns...These are good points about about one on one counseling. There is one day at a time, but there is also one year at a time. If anything people should go to AA and use it as a tool if they can't get the individual help they need. If they feel they should not be going or they haven't gone in a long time and think 'What's the point?'... it's probably time to show up to a meeting. Thank you for educating. Most people have a hard time with addiction because they don't have the facts they need.Rehab Resourceshttp://stopusingnow.blogspot.com/2014/03/alcohol-rehab_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-83417076424080220192014-04-07T08:51:54.985-04:002014-04-07T08:51:54.985-04:00Thank you for this post. I wasn't aware that a...Thank you for this post. I wasn't aware that alcohol toxins stayed in the brain for 4 years. Though it does not surprise me.<br /><br />I knew teenagers who became heavy drinkers (and some who were addicted) and decades after they gave it up, they still have slurred speech, teeter more than they should while walking, seem to have memory issues. I don't know a single one of these teenagers who went to college; most are doing menial jobs. <br /><br />Obviously their brains were effected (and maybe effected more severely than adult alcoholics that I knew). <br /><br />I'm just wondering, do the toxins that are in the brain for four years keep working on destroying the brain even after the alcohol intake has ended? Or do they have a neutral role by then while the body flushes them out? Lisehttp://angry-alcoholics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-91902377845363736832014-04-03T12:24:25.485-04:002014-04-03T12:24:25.485-04:00Thanks for always keeping it real. My husband died...Thanks for always keeping it real. My husband died just after Christmas, so I have had the serenity that comes after the chaos. My A never did the work either. Like you, I have investigated and learned so much. I have observed family dynamic clues about the origins of his self-esteem issues, but he would never even consider his childhood as a factor. Knowing how typical family- of-origin issues are in addiction, I understood my role, and was able to detach with love. Your blog helps me understand I'm not alone and my life is sacred.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-48737139787275508142014-04-02T11:16:01.130-04:002014-04-02T11:16:01.130-04:00TRUTH. My Mother the A has not drank her vodka for...TRUTH. My Mother the A has not drank her vodka for 2 years. She fell was hospitalized, nursing center, now in an assisted living facility. She is a 30 yr alcoholic. She is 74 yrs old living with 90+ year olds and looks older than they do. She has alcoholic related dementia from frontal lobe shrinkage, falls to the head...encephalopothy copd, etc etc. She cannot live alone per doctors dx. She will remain where she is. I KNOW if she returned home she would drink...maybe not that day or the next week but she WOULD drink again. When she gets in a bad mood mood and is ugly to me I know its her craving a drink. I believe the 4 years is a good amount of time to reevaluate. She never had the one on one counseling never stuck with the AA because she just really likes drinking more than anything else. The drinking is over for now, but its still not roses to deal with. She is a pain and miserable to be around...sad but true. Hope things are bearable in your life with Riley. I think if your often. You were such a big help and let me know I wasnt alone in this journey!Karen E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17150706964178337246noreply@blogger.com