Johnny Alias
Senior Don Juan
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Dont get me wrong now... I like to drink. I get hilarious, dance around, make jokes and a general ass of myself. It's fun. I like it when gals I'm with get hammered too... or do a bit of drugs here and there. The sex can be phenomenal. Crazy good.
But... if she is doing this on a regular basis... if she is an alcoholic or junkie... do you really want an LTR with this person? Odds are very good she won't be able to stop. Did you know a very very high percentage of alcoholics never get help? Of those that do only about 30% actually succeed at kicking the habit. The rest go to rehab, AA, whatever and fail miserably with many many relapses.
Then you've got the other characteristics. They're usually irresponsible as hell, have trouble holding down jobs, are financial train wrecks, and piss people off with their ludicrous behavior. Driving drunk is another huge one.
The big one we should all take note of is RAGE. I don't mean a simple drunken argument. I mean a torrent of verbal abuse in your FACE for hours. Oftentimes it can come out of nowhere when you thought you two were having a good time and daggers take the place of their eyes when they hit that fifth or sixth drink.
This doesn't get better. In fact it usually progresses to a physical level with pushing, slapping, or items thrown at your noggin. Alcoholism is a progressive disease. First they're pissing off you, their family, friends, then they're blacking out, then they're screaming at you, then the cops are being called and you're off to jail. If she's a MEAN DRUNK... it will not stop.
Cluster B's, HPD, BPD, whatever, have a VERY high coccurence rate with alcoholism and other substance abuse. In these cases the chemicals literally amplify their negative behaviors. If you see it now, don't think you'll be able to fix it, reason with it, whatever. You're not superman. You aren't.
Just a warning for us all. If you see them abusing a substance on a regular basis... it is a RED FLAG for an LTR. If you're just having fun... great. Just don't get attached.
I know we all like anecdotes so I'll give you one and encourage you to do the same. My ex and I were on vacation in Mexico. She got WASTED on a boat trip. I had to just about carry her up to our room. She started screaming insanely cruel shvt to me and then tried to slap me in bed. I restrained her so she KICKED ME. At that point I left the room so it didn't escalate... the kicker? The next day she claimed she couldn't remember a thing... and I wasted another 2 years thinking she could change and that I could help.
Got any stories like that? I hope not.
But... if she is doing this on a regular basis... if she is an alcoholic or junkie... do you really want an LTR with this person? Odds are very good she won't be able to stop. Did you know a very very high percentage of alcoholics never get help? Of those that do only about 30% actually succeed at kicking the habit. The rest go to rehab, AA, whatever and fail miserably with many many relapses.
Then you've got the other characteristics. They're usually irresponsible as hell, have trouble holding down jobs, are financial train wrecks, and piss people off with their ludicrous behavior. Driving drunk is another huge one.
The big one we should all take note of is RAGE. I don't mean a simple drunken argument. I mean a torrent of verbal abuse in your FACE for hours. Oftentimes it can come out of nowhere when you thought you two were having a good time and daggers take the place of their eyes when they hit that fifth or sixth drink.
This doesn't get better. In fact it usually progresses to a physical level with pushing, slapping, or items thrown at your noggin. Alcoholism is a progressive disease. First they're pissing off you, their family, friends, then they're blacking out, then they're screaming at you, then the cops are being called and you're off to jail. If she's a MEAN DRUNK... it will not stop.
Cluster B's, HPD, BPD, whatever, have a VERY high coccurence rate with alcoholism and other substance abuse. In these cases the chemicals literally amplify their negative behaviors. If you see it now, don't think you'll be able to fix it, reason with it, whatever. You're not superman. You aren't.
Just a warning for us all. If you see them abusing a substance on a regular basis... it is a RED FLAG for an LTR. If you're just having fun... great. Just don't get attached.
I know we all like anecdotes so I'll give you one and encourage you to do the same. My ex and I were on vacation in Mexico. She got WASTED on a boat trip. I had to just about carry her up to our room. She started screaming insanely cruel shvt to me and then tried to slap me in bed. I restrained her so she KICKED ME. At that point I left the room so it didn't escalate... the kicker? The next day she claimed she couldn't remember a thing... and I wasted another 2 years thinking she could change and that I could help.
Got any stories like that? I hope not.