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Originally Posted by SickOfSadness
My mom is a trigger for me as well. Not to blame her, but I do think that a lot of my problems are from how I grew up. She was an alcoholic and drug attic until she turned 49 (she's supposedly clean now, but who knows). She also has MI.
I just had to move my alcoholic uncle in with me (mind u, we haven't spoken in yrs, mainly b/c of my mom) b/c he had no where else to go. Of corse he's drinking again. He's been in the hospital 3x in 3mo to detox I told him that this was his last chance and he continues to drink. So he is now a trigger for me.
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That is an enormous amount of stress! I'll bet you've spent your life being the parent more than the child. Have you ever gone to an Alanon mtg? I go sometimes bc of my husband's off and on drinking. And you should not be expected to spend another ten years or whatever to help your uncle!! Alanon taught me that my husband's drinking isn't about me so I shouldn't take it personally. When he drinks I remove myself from the situation. I can't make the diagnosis of alcoholic, only he can do that and only he can sober up or get help.
Take Care of yourself. ♥
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