[fiona81]

Hi

Not posted before but been reading, I’m so grateful to others sharing their stories.

My sister is an alcoholic, has been for at least 10 years I think.

My sister finally admitted it was a problem last Christmas and said she’d get help, We offered support and tried to be there. It never came to anything, never got help, thought she’d manage on her own, I tried to encourage her to visit the doctor but she wouldn’t.

I was so relieved after reading that admitting it was a big step but it’s even worse now, she’s missing things she’s always showed up for previously (her own children’s birthday) and is looking Ill and I’m just so scared for her.

She doesn’t admit she’s drunk, hides alcohol in diluting juice, tins of juice / in random bottles. She’s lost jobs, almost been evicted – been bailed out by my parents more times than I can count. She lies all the time and argues and storms out anytime anyone mentions it.

Sometimes her shakes are terrible and at these times would it mean she hasn’t had a drink? Or at this point is it unlikely that she can function at all with out alcohol?

She’s a single parent to three children (all late teens), 2 of which have had enough and so are just getting on with their own lives as best they can – my dad was a binge alcoholic so I can understand (in teenage brain) where they are at but my mother can’t and partly blames them (and my dad) for my sisters issues, and so their relationship is also strained.

I feel like we’ve tried to support and leave alone and push and encourage and let her know we love her and that we are here for her but none of it has helped.

I suppose I am sharing to ask if there’s anything we can do?

Thanks for reading, I hope it makes sense.

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