u/SuggestionNo1298

Hi everyone. This is my first time posting here, and I guess I’m just looking for some advice or maybe even just people who can relate.
I’ve been with my boyfriend for three years, and throughout our entire relationship he’s struggled with alcoholism. He was already an alcoholic before I met him, but lately his drinking has become so overwhelming for me. I would consider him a high-functioning alcoholic. He goes to work every day, he’s an amazing boyfriend, and our relationship is honestly really good except for the drinking. It feels like alcohol controls his life. He recently had a breathalyzer installed in his car after getting a DUI, and now he plans his entire day around making sure he gets everything done so he can spend the rest of the evening drinking. I’ve talked to him so many times about how worried I am for his health and how much this affects me, but he doesn’t seem to understand how serious it is. No matter how many conversations we have or how much I tell him it hurts me, he just can’t stop. What makes it even harder is that his family enables it. His mom and sister also struggle with alcohol, and they drink together sometimes. His mom doesn’t seem to think there’s anything wrong with it, so I feel like he doesn’t have much support to make a change. To make things even more emotional for me, my biological father died because of alcoholism. I’ve seen firsthand what alcohol can do to someone, so watching the person I love go down a similar path is heartbreaking and incredibly stressful. I love him so much, and I don’t want to leave him. But I’m exhausted from constantly worrying, reminding him, and feeling like I’m powerless to help. Has anyone been in a similar situation? How did you cope? Is there anything that helped your partner realize they needed to change, or did you have to accept that it was out of your hands?
Thank you for reading.

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