Aggressive drunkard

[Idle Tom]

Here's another rant for ya, I just need to get this off my chest.

 

Let me start off by saying that the person in question is the nicest guy around when he's sober, aggressive is the last word someone would use on him.

 

He's maybe my best friend in some ways. He's a real good chap, but when he drinks (Something he does about every weekend or more) he will turn really aggressive towards the end of the night.

 

Me and his other friends always end up paying for a taxi or arranging for him to crash somewhere because he's too lazy (Read: Not unconcious, just too lazy and un-cooperative) when he gets drunk.

 

He will get extremely aggressive and attack anyone ("Anyone" being the operative word) who tries to make contact with him, he just wants to sit still (something which won't be possible in say a bus or club).

At 2pm he might have the biggest crush on a girl, but at 2am he will be hitting her in the face and kicking her in the stomach because she is asking if he's okay. I myself have a scar today from when he pushed me into a window. He has also attacked police on duty and ended up in custidy.

 

Me and other people have repeatedly tried talking to him about it (When he's sober, of course), but he will just accuse us of bullying him or something to that effect. If the conversation gets "too serious" (Some of us thinks he might have a problem and needs to get help), he will get loud trying to interrupt us.

 

This is really putting a strain on our friendship, what's this guy's problem!

[quankanne]

he doesn't want to own up that he's an alcoholic, that's what his problem is. And the bad thing is, when people like that are sober, they can't believe how badly they act when drunk. Find someone with a video camera and tape him when he's been drinking, then show it to him when he's sobered up. I think that'd be a good form of intervention.

[marie3332]

Hold an intervention...get him into AA...don't wait. He needs help.