tips for coping with alcoholic parents
i’m 17 and all my life my parents (especially my dad) have had alcohol issues, but recently they’ve gotten very bad. my dad is getting drunk every day at this point and although my mom rarely gets drunk, whenever she drinks she gets wasted and does really dumb things; which she never apologizes for.
last weekend at 3am she went into the kitchen, peed on the floor and began slamming drawers and cupboards shut and i ended up having to leave. my dad doesn’t do this, but he gets extremely angry while drunk to the point where i start feeling scared. i’ve told him this before and he still has made zero attempts to get better. his alcohol issues got worse when he got a gf and they’ve started having sex in completely random places and it’s so embarrassing that i can’t have friends over anymore because they literally leave stains.
i’ve complained about all of this and the other stuff they do that i haven’t stated, but they either deny it or brush it off. to be honest, i’ve given up on trying to urge them to get better because i know they wont.
what i really need help with atm is getting new coping mechanisms and tips to deal with all of this; my paranoia is through the roof, i barely get any sleep and i’ve relapsed back into my ED because it gives me a sense of control. i have daily breakdowns because of this and i’m more depressed than ever, but i know this is making it worse and i need to do something that’ll help me in the long run.
i’m trying to save up money so i can move out as soon as possible, but i need something that can make something easier in the meantime. i don’t have anywhere else to go to, but my mom the best option so i’m going to go there as soon as i can. the top things i want to work on is sleep and healthy habits, it’s just really hard to fix and i don’t know where to start. and i need help to stop worrying constantly. if any of you have any advice i’d really appreciate it
last weekend at 3am she went into the kitchen, peed on the floor and began slamming drawers and cupboards shut and i ended up having to leave. my dad doesn’t do this, but he gets extremely angry while drunk to the point where i start feeling scared. i’ve told him this before and he still has made zero attempts to get better. his alcohol issues got worse when he got a gf and they’ve started having sex in completely random places and it’s so embarrassing that i can’t have friends over anymore because they literally leave stains.
i’ve complained about all of this and the other stuff they do that i haven’t stated, but they either deny it or brush it off. to be honest, i’ve given up on trying to urge them to get better because i know they wont.
what i really need help with atm is getting new coping mechanisms and tips to deal with all of this; my paranoia is through the roof, i barely get any sleep and i’ve relapsed back into my ED because it gives me a sense of control. i have daily breakdowns because of this and i’m more depressed than ever, but i know this is making it worse and i need to do something that’ll help me in the long run.
i’m trying to save up money so i can move out as soon as possible, but i need something that can make something easier in the meantime. i don’t have anywhere else to go to, but my mom the best option so i’m going to go there as soon as i can. the top things i want to work on is sleep and healthy habits, it’s just really hard to fix and i don’t know where to start. and i need help to stop worrying constantly. if any of you have any advice i’d really appreciate it
