What can one do when an adult child who still lives at home refuses to get help for uncontrollable rage and alcohol addiction?

Answer 1

It's called "tough love" and you have become an enabler instead of helping your adult child by just letting them live there and continuing this bad behavior. Your child has deep-rooted issues and needs psychological help to get to the root of the problem. Hopefully your husband is there to help, but if not have a male relative (large man) come over and when your child goes into a rage phone the police. Press charges! This will enable your child to get the help they need. Adult children seldom listen to parents or relatives, so it's going to take strangers in counseling and a controlled atmosphere to help your child. Family should stay out of it until the counselor feels family should meet with your child. I know it's hard, but, if you don't do something now you may lose your child forever to the streets or to death and I think you already know it. I am sure the rages are not only alcohol abuse, but also drug abuse.