My Father Was an Alcoholic. Should I Seek Counseling?
Question by Alex: My father was an alcoholic. Should I seek counseling?
My father was an alcoholic but to be honest I’m not sure if I was affected me that much by it. He had a hard time drinking in moderation probably when I was in middle school and high school and maybe when I was in college (I commuted so if he had a hard time drinking in moderation during that time then I was still living at home when it happened). However I think my dad was pretty good at covering up his habit or perhaps I was just naive. In any case for much of my life I felt like my family was pretty normal and that there was nothing wrong. There were a couple of arguments between my mother and father I remember but he never hit me or anything like that. If anything he was verbally abusive and yelled at me, which perhaps was why I had (have?) such a low self esteem. Now I think he falls under the category of a dry drunk but I’m not sure because it’s only been recently that I heard the term and I didn’t have time to look into the symptoms that much but basically he has a short temper and I always feel like I’m walking on eggshells whenever I’m around him so that he doesn’t have a tantrum. I also avoid situations when we’re alone (in a car or a trip or something). I’m not close to my dad or any member of my family (mom, dad, sister). I don’t know how many of these symptoms are normal and how many are strange. I was also depressed growing up and have bouts of depression now and then. Again, I don’t know if that has anything to do with my father’s habit or not. I might have been depressed regardless of whether he was an alcoholic or not.
Would I benefit from counseling? I’m currently in college (grad school) so it would be free.
Best answer:
Answer by Ashleigh
You would benefit from counseling. I had the same problem. Only mom was the alcoholic. I did some counseling for a while. And i was an alcoholic my self for a few years. So i wish you the best of luck !
Answer by Trae Brooks
I think it would be best if u do seek counseling. If ur feeling depressed and u feel like ur father’s drinking has had a serious effect on ur overall well-being growing up, then u should absolutely go to counseling. Best of luck.
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