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Hello! I have firsthand experience with this topic, both as someone who RPs a recovering alcoholic and as a member of Al-Anon so I hope these few pointers will be useful.

In an RP setting, it's important to look at your character and suss out their drinking habits and how those habits would impact other characters. Are they drinking heavily everyday? Are they binging for 48 hours, then functioning more or less normally the rest of the week? What kind of drunk are they? Happy/sad/flirty/angry/sleepy/etc.? How does that impact their drinking schedule? How does their drinking impact the people in their life? If it's to the point that they may be starting fights or missing work or getting arrested, it may be worth it to you to contact other players to plot out a way to play out some of the potential consequences. Some other characters may react badly to alcoholism, so be prepared for there to be negative CR. Not everyone can be loving or supportive or turn a blind eye to destructive behavior, so keep that in mind.

It's important to remember that alcoholics do not always have the same behaviors or drinking patterns. Some alcoholics are more obvious while others are very good at masking their behavior. Not every alcoholic drinks every single day, sometimes their consumption is in the form of lost weekends or benders. When it comes to playing, you don't need to rely on the drunkard typical stereotypes. Unless they show signs of being such in canon, there's no reason to make them into a wild bar-hopper. Some alcoholics drink alone and do not seek out company while they drink. It all really depends on the person. I've heard from my meetings (and from my own experiences with the alcoholics in my life) that people's best and worst personality traits are amplified when they are drunk. If someone is naturally charismatic and funny, they may turn into a larger than life comedian, the obnoxious life of the party. If someone is shy, they may come out of their shell, or they may turn inward and seek solitude completely. If they normally have anger problems, drinking may send them off the deep end into rageville. I would shy away from giving them traits while intoxicated that they would never have while sober, simply because it's not entirely realistic a lot of the time.

You may also wish to consider whether or not your character thinks they have a drinking problem, or if they feel any shame or guilt related to it. Some people are unabashed in their drinking while others feel badly about it (and others may not feel one way or the other.) Is there a family history of alcoholism? Or a personal history of abuse or depression? The answers to those questions may help you in deciding how your character perceives their own issues with alcohol.

If you're playing a flat out alcoholic a thing to remember is there is no curing that. If your character gets help while in game that's excellent, but they will never not be an alcoholic. Temptation is still there, as is the threat to relapse.

also keep in mind that alcoholic =/= drunk

i have a family member who is an alcoholic, relies on alcohol to relax, and drinks every day multiple times a day, but is never drunk

*does not always equal, i guess it would be better to say

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