By Anonymous - 12/02/2016 10:29 - United States - Palmer

Today, my mom told me she wasn't an alcoholic because she doesn't get "black out drunk" daily. She only gets drunk enough to slur her words and reek of alcohol daily, so it's okay. FML
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lynadette 5

Alcoholic here... Best you can do is let her know how much it's destroying you. That helped when my daughter said that to me. She had a heartfelt conversation with me one morning going to great detail about how much my addiction was ruining her life as well as mine. Good luck, op!

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guesswhatlifesux 14

Technically, an alcoholic is defined as someone who needs alcohol on a daily basis. Meaning, even old ladies who drink a glass of wine a day are alcoholics

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Xamry14 10

Needs and wants are two different things. I used to drink a glass of wine or two every day after work but when I got tired of spending the money I stopped. No cravings or anything and quit just fine. I wasn't an alcoholic. Now if I needed it and had trouble stopping then that is when I would have crossed the line to addiction. It's more complicated then just if a person drinks everyday that means they are an alcoholic. It's when that want develops to a need that the habit turns into addiction. It's a very fine line that's easy to stumble over.

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stevenbro 6

No, not true at all. There is actually no definition of an alcoholic.

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GhostFox 33

Alcoholism is one type of an alcoholism use disorder, with binge drinking being another. AUD is basically defined as "the use of or preoccupation with alcohol to the point that it interferes with the subjects life." That can mean the person shows up to work drunk, the person using any stressor as an excuse to drink, or that their drinking habits make their relationships become unhealthy for either themself or the other person. So there is are definitions for what behaviors make one an alcoholic, but a person doesn't have to drink everyday to be one. One drink a day doesn't make you an alcoholic unless you experience the symptoms of AUD if you skip that drink. A person could also only drink once a year, but if every time they drank that one time out of the year they drank 4+ servings of alcohol in less than an hour, they would still be an alcoholic TL;DR, alcoholism functions like any other addiction and is in fact medically defined.

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EyRaB 17

Denial is a common defense mechanism for alcoholics or any addiction for that matter.

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MitiMiki 16

I'm sorry to hear that, OP. I suggest you get some counseling on how to deal with the issue. Al-Anon/Alateen is a good place to start. It's important that you talk to your mom about how her drinking is affecting you. Remain calm and make sure you approach it when she's sober. Alcoholism is a sinister and evil disease, and nobody can fight it alone.

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Sandman2015 12

Seriously how does someone "deserve" an alcoholic mother? What a bunch of dickbags.

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brunanolasco 11

That's exactly what a alcoholic would say.

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tlnorman 18

Denial she's definitely an alcoholic and she won't stop until she realizes that herself.

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9a_1z 12

Have you tried filming her and showing her the footage? She might realise the gap between how she think she's acting and how much the alcohol is affecting her. But I know how much of an uphill battle it is to make someone realise they have a problem. Ultimately it's her that has to acknowledge it, it's not your fault if you can't make her.

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