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I know how seductive that mindset is. And it makes things easier for us, your family, to bear. All the pain you have caused – none of it was personal. You get round this by claiming they were never truly addicted in the first place. It is more maddening than I can describe. However, if you find yourself in therapy for alcoholism, it’s a helpful resource to share with your counselor or community.
It’s a time in your life where the scales are not balanced. You are working so hard to survive but everyone is saying no. I have no doubt from observing you that you hated every day you used substances.
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Nothing you will do, say or write will make him stop drinking. Their first and only love is alcohol…..everyone and everything is a VERY distant second. I stopped frequenting the liquor store you always hung around in.
You had me convinced that I could do anything that I wanted to. But the real truth was that my goodbye letter to alcohol to you was always in charge. I had to admit my complete powerlessness over you in order to release your grip on my existence.
Goodbye Letter to Alcohol Template
But when you are sober, I see the dad I remember, the funny, fascinating man with a way with words and a knack for telling a story. I suspect you think you are funnier after a beer or six. I sometimes wonder if I will look back after you are gone and wish I had tried harder to help. You react to every suggestion, every insinuation that you drink too much, no matter how well-meaning, with anger, denial and yet more drinking.
There came a point where I thought I would never have to part with you. Bad decisions are far and few and if I do happen to make one it’s comforting to know you had nothing to do with it. As a result, I no longer experience anxiety nor am I riddled with panic, disgrace or the feelings of emptiness you always left me with. I’m connecting with myself and others in an authentic, genuine and mindful way these days.