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Old Apr 16, 2019, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ofthevalley View Post
Yeah...it doesn’t sound like you, for lack of better words, drank “enough” for that kind of withdrawal. Thank god.
You seem, at least from what you post, to have a good handle on your level of addiction and got on top of it quickly. That’s wonderful!

My dad when he had his stroke and my fil when he was in the coma had to be specifically medicated for withdrawal because at the stages they were at it could have killed them. That’s some crazy ****. My dad ended up passing anyway but my fil survived. He was medicated for the entire 8 months he was in the hospital/rehab.
I’m actually a little afraid of alcohol. I really enjoy it and for a while I drank in excess. It’s good that I can’t physically tolerate it anymore. It pretty much destroyed my family and was the driving factor in my dad’s death (alcoholic hepatitis). The alc hep lead to a massive stroke. Even with all the hospital had to offer his liver and kidneys were so bad the plasma they gave him just came pouring back out.
My husband drinks. Not in excess but every night. 2 big drinks. Every night. I’d like very much for him to quit. He uses it as a tool for relaxation etc. it concerns me and it’s probably my biggest complaint. In my head of course. I don’t say anything to him except that if he turned into one of our dad’s he’d have one chance to clean his **** up or me and the kids would bail. I can’t ever live like that again.

Oh wow I’m sorry. I didn’t realise you had that sort of history in your family.

I’m glad you have a healthy relationship towards alcohol though, even if it’s partially due to intolerance. It can definitely have a profound effect on individuals and families too.

My Sisters husbands dad was an alcoholic and died from complications. One day he just collapsed and his organs went into failure. My side of my family had no idea, apart from my sister I guess, so it was quite a shock.

I’m sure even without you saying much to your husband just being there looking out for him will be enough.
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