Alcoholism and the Family 1 (from the book Alcoholic to Alchemist)

Published 2015-07-11
A beloved sister's account of living with a brother with alcoholism

All Comments (19)
  • @Humvee369
    Candid, sensible and meaningful content on this subject - best I've seen on Youtube particularly of more recent uploads. Am pleased to have found your channel.
  • Your story is my story. I cared for my brother who had a 30 year drug addiction. My brother was also like my child. So interested to hear of your emotional roller coaster and how you took 3 years to get over his death.. It's been a very lonely journey, although I too had the emotional support of my own family. I salute your courage.
  • Many thanks to Wendy, for her very honest and heart-felt account of her experience. Her story will help many
  • @user-cy4vw1qj9m
    I mean I did everything to save him. Living with a alcoholic I became very sick myself mentally
  • @user-cy4vw1qj9m
    My husband rip was a alcoholic he gave me a very hard life. I didn't everything to save him from himself in the end he left me for a women who also had a drink problem so she inabled him. He was a very sad man in the end he died from cancer.
  • @marystele1197
    Very helpful and brave. Good explanations of the seeming madness of Alcoholic behaviour.
  • @andycutts4187
    You've helped 1 person for your brother thank you x I will beat this 😘booked my appointment! Your brother was a very lucky man to have a sister like you !I take my hat of too you and your sacrifice to honour what you believe.your amazing 😘😘😘
  • @Talisman09
    hadn't drank for 3 weeks, got back on it today. last drink I had 3 weeks ago I had nearly 50 cans. I've had about 4 of those ridiculous suicidal sessions in the last year and I'm drinking way too much inbetween. what would be most ppls Saturday night, that's my mid week little drink. I've had hallucinations, cried my bollocks off.. I have a drinking problem for sure but I really want to learn to be sensible with alcohol rather than abstain. I'm 29. can you determine anything from that? I'm going to Sefton ambition and philippi trust counciling. I'm staying in a hostel and the support workers here are all lovely and very supportive. I think it may just come down to me having to abstain completely though. I've had 10 cans kroneberg and 4 cans red stripe, I'm doing OK this is just a slightly excessive binge but I'm glued to your videos and you've got me questioning myself. any thoughts from that information mate?
  • I really dislike the whole tone of this talk. I find it very self justifying and punitive towards the addict. Would any other illness be derided and criticised like this. Maybe you should have tried to help him years before he became so ill
  • its very hard listening to people with such a thick accent, hard to understand what they are saying