Slippery slope

By ur_life_dus_suck - 21/01/2016 13:08 - United States - Wayne

Today, my mom celebrated a year's sobriety by having a couple of beers with her boyfriend. FML
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igg125 30

Time to start to count again, day one.

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higgysaurus 18

Congrats on her year of sobriety, I guess.

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EarlFug 19

I have some experience in these matters. It IS possible for a problem drinker to learn to drink socially or occasionally, especially after a year of sobriety. It's better for most to quit entirely but AA is not the only model, and not the most successful one. I'm still concerned because even if her "celebration" was a one-off, she still equates celebrating with alcohol. But she did a great thing and should be allowed to without judgment. If it leads to a relapse, obviously that is a much bigger concern. The situation isn't quite clear, and I hope boyfriend is a support rather than bad influence. That would be, um, bad.

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Badkarma4u 17

EXACTLY too many peole are responding based on what they have seen on TV. The real world is not black and white.

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vikky538 28

So question.. Once you go sobriety you shouldn't be drinking ever in your life?

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tlnorman 18

Yes you should not drink or do whatever it is that you're addicted to. That's what sobriety means abstaining from addiction one day at a time because moderation is impossible for the addict.

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EarlFug 19

46, what 77 said is untrue. Yes, abstaining is the best answer for most, but there are alternative ways of dealing with drinking. If you're asking for personal reasons rather than just curiosity, feel free to contact me and I don't mind sharing more. And no, I'm not trying to sell you anything.

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wolf12king 12

Just keep an eye on her and be certain she won't go off the handle again

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tlnorman 18

It's not OPs job to watch out for her it's her job to maintain her own sobriety. Placing that burden on a family member is selfish and causes nothing but pain because all attempts to keep the addict sober could fail and the relative then feels as if they've failed. She's an adult she needs to choose to be sober and go to meetings and maintain her sobriety.

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snarkytruth 37

Let me break it down. Healthy people + moderation = stay healthy Alcoholic + moderation = dead alcoholic Alcoholic + no alcohol = still an alcoholic but one with a future and happiness. Keep getting wasted all the time and fun party time turns into an illness that can't be turned back. When you first start drinking and seeing your friends really drunk its funny for the first couple of times. But if you really honest the sloppy drunk isn't sexy or hot if your guy or girl. Ps there are some trolls out trying to get people riled up tonight.

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EarlFug 19

Hey doctor, thanks for this stellar wisdom. I wish you good health.

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iAmPaul 49

This is some pretty textbook irony.

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Jwaye2 7

If it really was just a "couple of beers" then I dont see the problem. Shes has done a whole year sober, shes earnt a drink or 2 aslong as she can control herself and doesnt fall back into old habbits (assuming she was a bad alcoholic).

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tlnorman 18

The point is she can't control herself she's an alcoholic so self control doesn't exist. One year means nothing if you can't maintain your sobriety. You're meant to be sober for the rest of your life and getting sober is very hard and often addicts fail. Your comment denotes a total lack of Knowledge regarding human beings and addiction.

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Badkarma4u 17

Your commend denotes someone that do not realize that they do not have enough information to berate someone elses comment.

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cecedarling 21

If she stopped after 2 beers then good for her for learning moderation. Yes, definitely watch her to see if she relapses, but if she managed to moderate herself I'd congratulate her.

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disasterlydeed 26

This is actually really sad

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ohSNAPyall 26

That boyfriend does not seem to be looking out for her.

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aeryn97 17

sounds like the boyfriend is bad for her

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