Question by Tyler: why do alcoholic parents abuse their children?
How come parents who are addicted to alcohol physically abuse their children and spouses?
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Answer by Dustin F
Any one who has, or has had kids knows that there are times where the most sane parent has an “urge” to beat the crap out of their child. Anyone who cannot make it past that “urge” is a total loser and has no place in society. That being said, alcohol is known to remove ones normal inhibitions; when you are drunk you do things you normally would/should not do. When parents get a little wasted, the gloves can come off a lot easier and the children can often pay the price.
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Tyler,
There are a couple of issues here. First, alcohol impairs a person’s judgment, the ability to think a problem through to determine the best course of action, and self control. A child or spouse may say something that irritates the alcoholic. The alcohol impairs the abuser’s ability to judge the best way to respond to the child’s or spouse’s behavior.
Secondly, the alcoholic may already have a predisposition towards abuse. The alcohol just magnifies the abuse. People who are not abusive without alcohol rarely abuse their spouses and children while using alcohol. People who are abusive without alcohol amplify the abuse while using alcohol.
If a parent is abusing you, you need to take care of yourself. Join AL-ANON or Ala-teen. There are meetings all over the world. You will meet people who have been where you are now. They can provide both emotional support to you and tell you how they coped with the situation you’re now in.
alcoholics abuse everyone surrounding them..funny how people attack cigarettes…
Because the brats can’t make a good martini.