RECOGNIZING ALCOHOLISM: ALCOHOLIC???

The wife pacing back and forth waiting for the husband to come home, knowing full well that it's another night of…

He walks in the door.

Drunk.

Angry.

Belligerent.

Strong, sad voice says:

"If you can't get help with us, get it somewhere."

Scary music.

Fade-out.

How about the man at the bar with his buddies.

Getting louder by the second.

Ad ends with:

"HEY, BARTENDER, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE…”

Ad fades.

Scary music.

Fade-out.

(You know all his friends have gone home after their one or two "responsible" drinks…)

He finally staggers out.

Drives home drunk, puts the world in danger because he's such an irresponsible jerk and just can't control himself.

Boy, oh boy, thank God we aren't him!

You've had a few nights here and there of a tad too much to drink, sure. But that's totally different from the guy on the commercial, with the really obvious, acting-like-a-totally-irresponsible-fool drinking PROBLEM. We are different from that belligerent, loudmouthed guy. We don't act like him.

And just to add another complication to this complicated matter of figuring out if you even have a problem… what if you are a woman?

Don't see a commercial with a woman staggering in the door? Female alcoholics don't even have the advantage of seeing a commercial on tele. It isn't shown. Ever seen it? I've never seen the husband pacing back and forth worrying about the marriage with the wife 'cause she's stumbling in the door.

I'm confused. Women don't sit at the bar and say, "HEY, BARTENDER, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE"? Apparently it's not just Hollywood that's low on roles and lower on the pay scale for women. Apparently the recovery field is short on roles for women also.

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