Sara, Don't mind the warped sense of humor? Does that mean you're into Monty Python? (I do so you know my sense of humor.)
CL, I have to be honest, which is hard, and say that I know my H does not have a 'drinking problem'. He is an alcoholic. He goes through about a 30 pack of beer every 1-2 days. He's a very functional alcoholic. He doesn't get fall-down drunk. But I can tell when he's had more than usual.
I am scared to death at what the outcome of this accident is going to be but if there is one positive, I know that his drinking will be addressed because of it. He has gone to AA a couple times, but I think he's going to need to go through an inpatient program to get clean. He is addicted. I am reading a book titled Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism which is pretty brutal. He couldn't quit right now by himself if his life depended upon it.
It's hard to talk about ... here I am being all positive about the state of our R, but we have so much other crap to get through.
