| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
|
| alcoholism | 11/7/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I'm not to sure how this goes but i have a few questions. I am with a great man but he's only great ...
A: Mandy, it is not so complex as you may think. He is an ill person and addicted to alcohol, this is ...
|
| Drinking and the others around me | 11/7/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I have been with and lived with my boyfriend for almost 2 years now. He has since told me that he ...
A: It sounds as if you don't think that you have a problem with alcohol and so you don't really want to ...
|
| alcohol poisoning | 11/5/2009 | Druideck |
Q: and thank you for being so generous with your expertise! My son says his high school friends claim ...
A: Elizabeth, the odd thing about the answers your son's friends are giving him is that vomiting is ...
|
| My boyfriend is an alcoholic | 11/5/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I am at a complete loss of what to do. I feel like an idiot because I have been through a close ...
A: I can hear the pain you feel realizing that you have replicated in your relationship with your ...
|
| My boyfriend wants to stop drinking on his willpower, | 11/5/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I met my boyfriend 6 months ago.He used to drink a lot or everyday with his previous girlfriend and ...
A: It is possible for and alcoholic to stop drinking 'cold turkey', but since he's been drinking when ...
|
| Guilt after divorcing alcoholic husband | 11/4/2009 | Amarnath.B |
Q: My divorce was final in August of 2008. My ex-husband and I were married for 28 years. When we ...
A: It is very sad that you are also one of the many thousands of women who have been entrapped in a ...
|
| Behavior of an alcoholic when sober | 11/4/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I think my mother-in-law is an alcoholic. Since my father-in-laws death last year, she has resorted ...
A: It seems to me, that your mother-in-law does have a drinking problem -- so when she stops, she's ...
|
| Start drinking again? | 11/3/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I have 25 years of sobriety. Would really like to start drinking in social situations, or having a ...
A: Barry, Thank you for the question. In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous there is a story ...
|
| Can an alcoholic drink again? | 11/3/2009 | Amarnath.B |
Q: I am an alcoholic with 25 years of sobriety. I am also a casualty of the economic downturn and have ...
A: The famous AA slogan ‘once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic’ is self explanatory. No, you can ...
|
| Is boyfriend an alcoholic? | 11/3/2009 | Druideck |
Q: . I'll try to keep this brief, but I feel it's important to get as many details as possible into ...
A: Lara, often people that grow up in alcoholic homes have poor communication skills. They have to ...
|
| alcoholism in the family | 11/1/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: What is your clinical impression of how substance abuse can be viewed as a coping mechanism and as ...
A: The common view of substance abuse is that there's no one reason for it. There are different ...
|
| my husband is an alcoholic | 11/1/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I have been married to a great man(when he's sober) for 8 years and have 3 beautiful girls and a ...
A: I am so sorry that you have to experience the pain of living with a man whom you love but who is an ...
|
| alcoholism and control | 10/31/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I've been with my fiance for 6 years, and I always thought he was just a social drinker until about ...
A: I must condition these comments by saying that they are based on the assumption that your fiance is ...
|
| Beer belly | 10/30/2009 | Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist |
Q: I am worried about my husband. He used to be a heavy drinker, getting pissed at least once a week. ...
A: Beer has a reputation of putting on a big belly. Besides if you have a drinking problem you are ...
|
| Beer belly | 10/30/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I am worried about my husband. He used to be a heavy drinker, getting pissed at least once a week. ...
A: Vanessa, There are many causes for the "Beer belly" and most of them are not beer. However, liver ...
|
| Is boyfriend an alcoholic? | 10/28/2009 | Druideck |
Q: . I'll try to keep this brief, but I feel it's important to get as many details as possible into ...
A: Lara, it is common to have some doubts when living with a problem drinker. The denial of the person ...
|
| Is boyfriend an alcoholic? | 10/28/2009 | Clyde |
Q: . I'll try to keep this brief, but I feel it's important to get as many details as possible into ...
A: Lara, Thank you for the lengthy explanation and for your questions. It is perhaps hard to ...
|
| Guilt | 10/28/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I hope my question is quick. I am in my early 40's and have had a rocky relationship with a girl in ...
A: It is indeed very painful to end a relationship with someone you love, even though you know it is ...
|
| Fed up with Alcoholic Husband | 10/28/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I have been married to my alcoholic husband for over 15 years now. Through out the 15 years I have ...
A: Jaime, Thank you for your question and for some idea of his behaviors. He certainly exhibits ...
|
| Alcoholic Girlfriend? | 10/27/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I've been dating a girl for 2 years now and I'm thinking that she could be an alcoholic. First off ...
A: R. H. Thank you for your description of your girlfriends' behaviors and for the questions. I ...
|
| dealing withan alcoholic parent | 10/27/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I've read a few questions that have been posted, but nothing is every the same as your own issues. ...
A: Caughleigh, I know these situations that involve parents or other family members are difficult. It ...
|
| alcoholism | 10/27/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: My husband is an alcoholic. He also is a very productive person- very good job- not too many see ...
A: Because the holidays are right around the corner, I wouldn't make changes right now. All the family ...
|
| Recovery and Mental/physical issues | 10/24/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I quit drinking three weeks ago with the aide of my doctor and have slowly started to feel ...
A: Please excuse the delay in responding to your question. Chronic excessive alcohol use adversely ...
|
| Brain function during recovery | 10/24/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I quit drinking three weeks ago with the aide of my doctor and have slowly started to feel ...
A: Congratulations for not drinking for 3 weeks. It's not easy. By now the fog should be clearing, ...
|
| transferrence of addiction | 10/24/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I've been married to my husband for 9 years and have been with him for a total of 20 years. I found ...
A: Linda, Thank you for the follow up to your earlier question. Yes, it could be useful but keep ...
|
| transferrence of addiction | 10/23/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I've been married to my husband for 9 years and have been with him for a total of 20 years. I found ...
A: Linda, Thank you for the message and questions and for explaining something of the situation. ...
|
| Alcoholic boyfriend | 10/23/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I'd really appreciate your opinion. I'm 37 and dating my 39-year old boyfriend for the past 5 ...
A: It's very frustrating when an alcoholic changes his behavior and becomes withdrawn and ...
|
| Alcoholic boyfriend | 10/22/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I'd really appreciate your opinion. I'm 37 and dating my 39-year old boyfriend for the past 5 ...
A: Kleo, your friend is an alcoholic and by the sounds of it he has not recovered very much as he ...
|
| alcoholic-depressive boyfriend | 10/22/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I'd really appreciate your opinion. I'm 37 and dating my 39-year old boyfriend for the past 5 ...
A: Kleo, I thank you for your questions and for the explanation of the situation. You have ...
|
| alcoholic husband and help for the family | 10/21/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I have been with my husband for 17 years, and he has been a heavy drinker from day one. About 1yr ...
A: You have been in a relationship with a drinker for 17 years and I'm sure that you tried everything ...
|
| my boyfriend the substance misuse practitioner who drinks every day | 10/20/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: my boyfriend is a counselor but he drinks at least 4 pts of snake bite(lager and cider mix) every ...
A: Your boyfriend is in denial and rationalizes that because he is familiar with alcoholism, he is ...
|
| Special occasions... | 10/19/2009 | Druideck |
Q: Okay, so I'm not sure whether I would call myself an alcoholic or not...I guess it depends on your ...
A: Ryan, Often, switching drinks to control your drinking is not a good sign. What if eventually you ...
|
| Leaving my Alcholic Boyfriend | 10/19/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for the last year and 1/2. He is an Alcoholic and Substance abuser. ...
A: Nicole, Thank you for your questions and some information about the situation. It sounds as if ...
|
| Do I reach out to help | 10/19/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: My sister was released from prison a few months ago vehicular manslaughter. She had asked if she ...
A: I understand, and approve of, your caution in reaching out to your sister. My vocation as an ...
|
| Alcoholic Boyfriend | 10/17/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I hope I'm posting this in the right section. I am having a problem talking to my boyfriend about ...
A: Tonya, You have more than ample evidence that your boyfriend has serious alcoholism problems. It ...
|
| alcohol | 10/17/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: i have 2 kids one 2yrs and one 6mths .me and my boyfriend used to go out drinking all the time ...
A: I can understand how frustrated you must be with his behavior. Binge drinkers usually feel that they ...
|
| Addiction to Alcohol | 10/17/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: Here is my question. In july i broke-up with my boyfriend he is an alcoholic, who is in deniel, ...
A: First of all, I congratulate you on your strength and obvious sound mental health that allowed you ...
|
| living with a drunk | 10/16/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I suffered my second stroke a year ago so i had to live with my ex wife& still do. She is achronic ...
A: You haven't supplied me with much information about your physical condition, but if the stroke has ...
|
| Alcoholism | 10/16/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for six months now and in the beginning of our relationship he had ...
A: That's the problem. He refuses to get help and without it, his drinking will only get worse. One ...
|
| Alcoholic Husband | 10/16/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I am an Indian, my husband drinks alcohol because I work in an office where there are men around. He ...
A: You don't give much information in your question, but it sounds as if you are in a frightening and ...
|
