Why you should Never Judge a Drinker.
You do not know what is causing a problem.
In my own case my drinking started to be a problem soon after the death of my father. He died of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2003. The night my brother came down from London, after my sitting by his bedside for 3 weeks, he died.
My brother has subsequently told me that he turned up the morphine.
The police have told me that I have no recourse.
Meanwhile, I have been disinherited by my mother for marrying a man she purports to dislike.
That is what caused the problem. I have spent more time sober in the last year than drinking — a lot. So the problem will come under control.
Thank you for reading. We never know what causes the psyche to break open. A few weeks after my father’s death I remembered his abuse; I did not sleep for a fortnight. I started drinking then. Everything went wrong; no support from my ex-husband for our daughter (who will not see me) and my fiance walked out saying he could not cope with my mother.
Drinking seemed the only option, especially as I was running our vineyard. (Long since sold by my brother.)
So, we never know what lies beneath.
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