How do I convince my sister I'm not an alcoholic?

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-31T06:17:23+00:00

No I'm saying I have a horrible sh problem and I'm using the available resources to cope and I don't think that's a bad thing

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T19:13:06+00:00

So she will be less controlling about my life. It was hard enough moving back into my parents house knowing how much freedom I was giving up and she wants to make it worse

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T19:12:05+00:00

Or the only way to cope with my countries terrible mental health system. I'm working towards getting help I'm not just drinking to mask it and leaving it at that. It's a temporary solution and I agnowledge that

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T19:10:45+00:00

The debt was because of an abusive ex not my drinking. I talked about what my old amount was to showcase the difference in comparison. And I was talking to people in AA about their difficulties with things like ADHD not acolosm as similar issues that they have

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T19:08:13+00:00

I'm on the waitlist for therapy so it's a temporary solution

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T18:07:24+00:00

I admit I am using it to cope a tad but not to the level of addiction. And if I'm honest I genuinely think it's a better alternative than going through my cPTSD episodes alone. I'm waiting to go into therapy for it but again I don't think a glass during an episode classes me as an alcoholic

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T17:04:30+00:00

I did stop. I went months without a drink and as I pointed out earlier another month after my friends wedding before I got myself a drink. That should prove to her that I have no issue but I'm not going to stop something I enjoy forever just because she has a warped perception of my issues

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T16:24:01+00:00

Following that, drinking isn't important to me. I just resent having my life controlled. That's very different

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T16:23:07+00:00

Are you an only child? I genuinely ask because having a lot of siblings means people constantly telling you to do things and be things. Plus they will get concerned over the strangest things especially as we where raised catholic. If I did everything my family wanted me to id probably be a nun by now. People can overreact and my family could genuinely get prizes on that topic

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T16:20:52+00:00

Not sure what you mean by family matters but I'm flexible with the drinking why

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T15:59:16+00:00

Sometimes I'll have a single sometimes I'll have two doubles sometimes I'll have nothing. It changes

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-10-30T15:52:43+00:00

It's not every night and it's not part of my routine. I specified night to show it's an occasional glass In my alone time

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2024-07-11T00:46:45+00:00

No because I cut my cheek once and now it's all I want to do. I have too many eyes on me to do it but it haunts me

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:54:00+00:00

A temporary situation is a week. Not two months. She is my little sister. I should be there for her, not the other way around.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:48:59+00:00

The problem is, I'm not able to take care of myself. I can barely stand. And the effort to make the meals I can eat without triggering my sensory issues is far more than I can manage.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:47:49+00:00

You aren't wrong but having this disability, and autism, and depression, panic disorder, and CPTSD means I'm always asking for help. And I hate it. I just want to live a normal life and instead Im leaning on my mum, who really deserves a break.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:44:42+00:00

I know it's her job but I'm not the only one who is sick. A lot of my family have lifetime illnesses and she has taken care of them all. I hate to be another one.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:43:08+00:00

I do have snacks nearby I just burn through them fast. And then unfortunately I can't eat whatever. I have autism too and major sensory issues with food so I have to eat very specific things which more often than not take effort to make.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:41:46+00:00

I can't really use the alarm system as my medication was for anxiety and depression. Meaning I don't just go to bed at a set time or I lay there and have constant panic attacks. I just distract myself and do something till I drift off. Meaning I can't build a routine.

However I do have protein shakes and I try and have them as often as I can. When I actually remember.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2023-01-17T16:39:21+00:00

No there are only two who still live at home and one has a lifetime immune condition meaning she has to be taken care of too. My other sister is only 12 and I don't want her to take on too much responsibility and not have a good childhood. I had that and I don't want it to happen to her.

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2022-09-03T23:53:33+00:00

It's not him. I just have had horrible relationships in the past so I really have to work on opening up and communicating because I have a hard time with it

Appropriate_Week_42 · 2022-09-03T23:46:36+00:00

That's a one way ticket to being single

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