Posting on AIBU because I really can't work out the topics and where to put this, and also because I just don't know what to do.
Is anyone here the parent of an alcoholic child?
Had a search and couldn't find any threads.
Am finding this very difficult. DS has an alcohol problem but despite attending an alcohol group support programme and taking drugs to stop cravings (so some admission of the problem) he has stopped attending now and is drinking, lying about drinking, drinking in secret, stopped taking care of self and is defensive or non-committal when I bring it up.
I have attended Al-Anon but it wasn't right for me, and their advice seems to be to let it take its cause and that I can do nothing to stop it.
I just don't know what to do. Has anyone been in this position?
AIBU to try to help him by telling him I/we notice when he's drunk/hungover/sneaking alcohol?