We frequently hear about the bad behavior or things like liver disease when it comes to alcoholism but not some of the lesser biological changes/effects.
Besides sweet or alcohol breath I've noticed various body odors and smell residue on the person and/or in the room of the alcoholic. Alcohol seems to change the body chemistry of the alkie here. He wears a lot of scented grooming products and/or uses scented soaps, laundry detergent etc. I notice as his drinking progresses through the day his scent and/or the smell of the products change almost by the hour sometimes. The alcohol seems to affect his body chemistry which in turn affects the smells in direct contact with his body, especially the soaps and colognes. About 4-6 hours later the odors frequently smell a full day old and/or like they worked/worked out for an entire day without a shower.
That being said has anyone else observed or experienced some less talked about side effects of excessive alcohol?
I've never lived with a person with an alcohol addiction so I don't really know. I'm sorry but this guy sounds like a case study to me. I've never met him and I really don't like him. He's arrogant and he smells and acts like an a** hole.
Samegame I apologize for the above post I posted. It was very inappropriate. I'm sorry.
Sallyanna, You don't have to apologize for anything. I look forward to your comments and is basically how I feel.
The politics of family is making walking away a little tougher. I shouldn't even say politics but "obligations" perceived or real. To make matters worse the alkie is trying to make allies in different parts of the family, even family he's bad mouthed and/or has had nothing good to say about in the past. I think they sorta know something's going on but are in denial, don't know what to do or don't care.
I think this is part of the reason he is selective about friends because kids half his age probably aren't as aware of things like odor or behavior. They validate and tolerate each other's behaviors.
The politics of family is making walking away a little tougher. I shouldn't even say politics but "obligations" perceived or real. To make matters worse the alkie is trying to make allies in different parts of the family, even family he's bad mouthed and/or has had nothing good to say about in the past. I think they sorta know something's going on but are in denial, don't know what to do or don't care.
I think this is part of the reason he is selective about friends because kids half his age probably aren't as aware of things like odor or behavior. They validate and tolerate each other's behaviors.
