My friend has come to visit and is on a bender and probably having a breakdown!

[spruceylucy5]

My friend is visiting and she is an alcoholic, although she doesnt admit it. She seems to be having a crisis and last night she got so smashed, she was literally falling over, eyes rolling in the back of her head etc. I feel really sorry for her but I cant face a week of this. She has booked into a hotel because she doesnt want to put my dd through this, which is really sad. I want to help her but she is in a very bad place and I just cant reach her. Any advice would be gladly appreciated.

My PILS are both alcoholics ( had to sever ties with them ) and my dad i a reformed alcoholic .

With all thre of them I have been to hell and back and relised that the only thing that really matters is DH, me and the kids.

I have ben to Al Anon meetings ( a real eye-opener ) and have managed to cop with the fall-out that alcoholism brings ...

Thinking of you - as it's damn hard - CAT me if you like .... if you think it will help.

Look after yourself
xx

Thanks everyone, these few days have been a real eye opener! She lives in the UK, so for that very selfishly i'm thankful!

Where are you sprucey ??

Im in Spain.

There' such a more mature attitude to drink over there isn't there .... makes us brits look like total prats

What does her husband do when she is like this?Do they have kids?I have a sil like this and we just can't risk having her in the house as she always starts She is essentially really unhappy which is at the root of everything but she has never quite found the strength to stop drinking and stay stopped although she has tried many times It is not your problem these people are great manipulators

her husband really tries to minimise the damage but she is so nasty! i think he has the patience of the saint, how much longer he will put up with it I dont know. They dont have any kids, she doesnt want any which is probably wise.

Its awful to say but i have felt incredibly embarrassed and where I live the Spanish arent really used to p*ed up Brits and that makes it worse.