Is This a Sign of Alcoholism?
Question by Rachel M: Is This A Sign of Alcoholism?
I mean, anything can be taken as a “sign” of alcoholism, really. But what about this? My boyfriend drinks those horrid Four Loko’s a couple times a week. It’s a beer energy drink in a 32oz can. He said that if he drank on Sunday he wouldn’t drink through Friday. Well, it’s Tuesday and he had a hard customer at work and now he “needs something to take the edge off.” I think he should run around the block, write in a journal, SOMEthing to chill him out, but he only wants to drink.
We talk about having kids and the future, but this type of thing doesn’t show me that he’s ready.
I’m 31, he’s 26. Both my dad and step-dad drink and although I was never abused or anything, I just don’t want him to be a dad that sits in bed, watches tv, and drinks every night after work, ignoring the family. That isn’t fair.
He drinks about 5x a week. Usually a 32oz Four Loko and a 32oz Miller Lite per night.
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