Thread: Alcoholism, the scourge of friendships

A week ago, a good friend was incredibly violent towards a neighbour of mine.

We had been friends for only two or three years, but despite her affliction, I thought I
could handle it....BIG MISTAKE !!

Alcoholism is like a third person in any relationship and that person will always be more
important in the long run. It's just so sad watching someone destroy their life.

Every ounce of creativity is leached away, the essential goodness gradually fades,
bad language becomes the norm, you end up being not so much a friend, but a babysitter,
dreading a call in the middle of the night that is either abusive or worse.

I'm in mourning for someone who was a dear friend and neighbour.