http://dir.salon.com/topics/alcoholism/?source=rss&aim=alcoholism en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss What can I do? Should I leave? By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss We are now in a crisis of sorts, and his lack of self-regard is dragging both of us down. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss I can stay sober for a few weeks, but then have another attack. I'm starting to be truly afraid. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss We think she's out of control, and we think she should tell her boyfriend. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss My wife drinks too much and my kid has emotional problems -- shouldn't I be in more despair about this? By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/16/drinking_musician/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/16/drinking_musician/index.html?source=rss Now my life is all screwed up and nothing works. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/08/homeless_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/08/homeless_man/index.html?source=rss It's not like I picked him up off the street. I've known him for 20 years. Once he was my boyfriend. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/04/hangovers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/04/hangovers/index.html?source=rss I may be crazy but I like that next-day feeling, as if I'm getting a fresh new start. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/22/fathers_child/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/22/fathers_child/index.html?source=rss Way back when, he gave up rights to the child, but now I want to know my half-sibling. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/06/talking_to_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/06/talking_to_kids/index.html?source=rss Their father has some issues. What should I say? By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/05/drinking_problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/05/drinking_problem/index.html?source=rss I'm young, and I can handle it, but the craving is starting to scare me. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/29/sister_groper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/29/sister_groper/index.html?source=rss My sister told me, and he told me, but there was a lot of drinking involved and their stories don't match up. So what's going on? By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/27/drug_use/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/27/drug_use/index.html?source=rss I really, really, really hate drug use. I just can't get over how she could experiment with cocaine. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/09/drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/09/drinking/index.html?source=rss I'm drinking more than some people, and I sometimes hide it, but I'm not sure what that means. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/02/drunk_professor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/02/drunk_professor/index.html?source=rss Of course, we had a long affair, but it's been over now for years. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/15/addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/15/addiction/index.html?source=rss HBO's Addiction Project tackles misconceptions, offers harrowing, intimate stories, and highlights new treatments in an effort to update common views of addiction. By David Puner Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2007/02/22/craig_ferguson_feels_bad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2007/02/22/craig_ferguson_feels_bad/index.html?source=rss Talk show host asks: "At what price am I doing this stuff?" By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/14/lying_about_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/14/lying_about_drinking/index.html?source=rss My wife thinks I've been sober for the past seven years, but I've secretly been drinking. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/09/newsom_sex_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/09/newsom_sex_scandal/index.html?source=rss Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do? By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/30/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/30/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss I'd give him an ultimatum, but what if he sobered up and I still wanted to leave? By Ian Chang Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/15/antrim/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/15/antrim/index.html?source=rss In a heroic memoir, Donald Antrim explores his relationship with his late mother -- a troubled alcoholic he couldn't live with, or without. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/04/27/silent_treatment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/04/27/silent_treatment/index.html?source=rss We four daughters have stayed close, but our parents have drifted away. By Cary Tennis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/04/07/avoidance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/04/07/avoidance/index.html?source=rss I get into these states where I just can't do anything and stuff starts to fall apart.