What a shock it is to realise that our loved one cannot stop drinking!
We become tense, watching every move they make - looking for signs of drinking. Maybe we find out that our drinker is trying to hide their drinking - then its a cat and mouse game of 'catch me if you can!'
A giant wedge is now driven between you and your loved one. He or she prefers - yes prefers - to drink rather than consider you or spend time with you. You have lost your loved one to alcohol.
What a dreadful shock it is to realise this - your loved one has become a stranger to you - someone you have never seen before.
We often react by trying to stop the drinking, by all sorts of means - destroying alcohol, withholding money, pouring alcohol down the drain, venting our anger, pleading, taking revenge.
Does any of this work?
Read what I found out about living with alcoholism over on the 'HELP PAGES' to the right.
And please let me know if any of my work helps you - I would really like to know that.
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