It’s hard to watch someone you love self-destruct and ruin their lives.
My best friend has a terrible drinking problem and I don’t know how to help the guy.
We have been friends for 10 years and we have been roommates for three of those years. Lately, it seems like the guy is depressed and sad. I have tried to talk to him about life and girls and family, but he never wants to talk about anything that is important. A few months ago, the guy started drinking heavily and now he hits the bottle every single night. He missed a couple of days of work last month because he was hungover. Yesterday, we had to pay for an AC repairman and the bill was steep. Doug fell asleep after drinking all morning. He woke up and the temperature was warm, so he turned the AC thermostat down to 62 degrees. He went back to sleep and never adjusted the thermostat again. The AC system could not handle the low temperature and it froze up and stopped working. When I came home from work, Doug was passed out on the couch and the inside of the house felt like an igloo. The total for the repair bill was $260 and I told Doug that he has to pay all of it. I’m really getting sick and tired of babysitting my best friend. The guy is 25 years old and he acts like a teenager. If he doesn’t get his life together soon, I’m going to need to look for a different living situation.