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Don't Try to Fix It

You cannot fix someone and make them stop drinking. they drink for a reason, maybe more than one and even if they did tell you what it was, there is probably nothing you can do about it.

No-one likes to be told they are helpless or useless but when you are dealing with a loved one with an alcohol abuse problem, there is nothing for you to do, or repair, or cure or fix.

They have to do it themselves. You can only support them and make sure they don't harm themselves or others. You can try to steer them towards recovery but the final decision is theirs.
You can fix yourself - that is all - serenity prayer says it all.