Just a quick note to say Jane has been found. It was a false alarm. She had binged. Some misinformation was provided by a hospital, which caused a lot of distress and wasted time. I won't go into detail but it was a bad 4 days.
If a person regularly falls asleep just after breakfast she is possibly an alcoholic. This is because she has had more than a stiff drink early in the morning. Although, alcoholism signs for the family are hard to spot in my experience. What is my experience? It's being the partner and now (2008) a "live in partner" of an alcoholic for about 9 years. Update: I am still her partner but no longer living with her in 2024 which is 16 years after this page was first written! The first section of this article is by me based on experience. The second part is by Bing's Co-pilot after researching the internet. At the end of the article are some pointers as to whether the person in question is an alcoholic. When I first met Jane I didn't know that she was an alcoholic. At that moment in time I was an innocent to the world of alcoholism. It took me about 3 months to realize that she was an alcoholic. What lead me to this revelation? When I didn't know she was an alcohol...
Sorry to hear about Jane's downward dance. I've been reading your blog for some time and have commented before so now I have to ask: does she realize how bad off she is? does she realize that the pancreatitis can't be a good sign? I wonder if she realizes what she has become. Keeping my fingers crossed for better days..for you and her.
ReplyDeleteShe is somewhat in denial. She always tries to hide her drinking even after all these years which is not good because you have to admit it before you can cure it. She is very embarrassed about it. She tends to mislead even doctors to hide her drinking. That is my assessment. Pancreatitis is serious. It has happened several times before. It can be fatal and it can cause diabetes and so on. I think she knows this but knowing it does not stop her drinking. When the urge comes everything goes out the window.
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