I have been friends with my friend “Daisy” since college so a few decades now. I only get together with her a few times a year and talk to her on the phone pretty frequently or text. Every time I am with her, or we are together in a group of friends, or even when I talk with her in the evening on the phone she is always at best tipsy if not pretty darn drunk. I can tell because she slurs her words and gets pretty maudlin. Has anyone ever tried to help a friend have awareness or get help with drinking? I’m not sure it is even my business.
Hi @zippygranny . Since no one else is offering thoughts I’ll offer mine. This is really tough. I can see on the one hand that maybe it’s not your business. But if you care about her as a person and it is affecting your friendship (you don’t really say it is) then maybe ask her how things are going in general first and see if she shares anything that gives you an opening.