November 12th, 2008
Helping an Alcoholic
How to help an alcoholic to quit drinking.
How can we best help an alcoholic?
The best way to help an alcoholic is indirectly. This means that you do not try to control or manipulate them. Do not try to beg them to stop drinking. Do not threaten them or shame them or engage with angry arguments with them. None of these tactics work at all. At best these tactics fail outright. At worst they drive the alcoholic deeper into drinking and isolation.
So how can we help them?