My dad had stopped taking alcohol but he restarted...plz help? -

he hadnt had alcohol for d last 10 yrs but few months back,on my cousin s wedding, he wasnt well n got badly drunk..next morning he was extremely upset and we let it go as he was too depressed coz of that. After some months,he got serious hypertension n he got drunk again but again heartedly regreted. He drank beer again after a week as he was upset bcz of something but he again felt too guilty. He even prayed to god to help him. He knows i and mom feel very bad when it happens. Last week he had to travel alot and he got serious hypertension again. He had a little amount of beer and we were okay with that. Still he was upset later on for why he did that.He even found it difficult to confront me as he had promised me last time. Now today,he once again got hypertension. He was alone at home and drank tooo much. He even called us to get back home immediately and he was weeping and repeatedly sayin that he couldn t even keep his promise. I dont know how to deal with it. Im extremely upset

He needs medical counselling, so consult a Psychiatrist. pkn

Your father needs to find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and in addition to that he should seek help from a professional regarding his depression and other issues which drive him to drink. I would also suggest that you and your mother not make him feel so guilty about drinking a beer. Your father is an adult and he should be treated like one, with respect.

Please take him to a psychiatrist for counselling and medicine. He appears to be in depression and that may be the reason for resorting to drink again.Best wishes

my dear friend, this is called addiction. theres nothing the doc or you can do about it. it has to come from him...its just plain old will power and it has to come from inside of him....im tellin u this becoz my mom was an alcoholic and my dad was an alcoholic and a smoker,,both are divorced now....so atleast ur family is intact...theres nothin u can do about it...im not trying to demoralize u or anything but thts the way it is.....the only thing u can do is give him an ultimatum.....i wonder if that ll work......

AA meetings for him would be good, but he should probably go see a doctor and find out why he s getting quot;hypertensionquot; as much as he is. Was he just fired or did he just quit a job he d had for awhile? Was there a death in the family? He could just have a lot of stress build up. I recommend getting him a doctors appointment, they will know what to ask, and what to do about it. For the time being, you and your mother may want to lay off him a bit, and find out when the next ALANON meeting is. Alanon is for family members of alcoholics and these meetings are held at churches all around every city. These will help you and your mom understand why your dad may be drinking, and how you can help him to stop.