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Question by Mark: What is the definition of an alcoholic? My girlfriend does not think she is an alcoholic but I think she is.?
My girlfriend is 37, divorced, and has three kids, 15,13 and 10 yrs old. She feels she needs to have a few strong drinks almost every night because she says she needs to take her mind off of everything. I understand that it is not easy being a single mom of three kids but, in my opinion, you shouldn’t need to depend on alcohol to deal with the stress. She also goes out after work with her friends to the bar and drinks one or two nights a week and leaves her kids at home. I feel this is totally irresponsible. Her first priority should be being home with her kids. When things are not going her way the first thing out of her mouth is, “I need to go get drunk”. She says that an alcoholic has to drink and that she doesn’t have to drink, she just likes to drink. She says she has a terrible life and she just wants to go away. She has a home, a decent job, a wonderful family and 3 wonderful kids. The only terrible thing in her life is the alcohol. She needs to stop and her life will be better.

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Answer by fiddle mike
You should talk to the good folks at AlAnon.

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