Before I learned about the power of alcohol over some people, I used to think that surely, someone affected by alcohol could just stop drinking and resume a normal life.
Later when my wife was inebriated for long periods our friends wondered why she couldn't just stop. I wondered too: surely she loved me enough to stop hurting me?
Later still, when I sought help, I learned about alcohol affecting the brain and that in fact it is recognised as a disease of the brain. Alcohol abuse steadily enables the disease take control of the drinker's brain so that ultimately nothing is more important than getting the next drink.
No way can such an affected person 'just stop' !
What followed was that I had absolutely no power over the drinker's brain - the alcohol was far stronger than was any love for me. I was powerless against alcohol.
I had to learn a different way to live with the drinker, my dear wife, and more information about getting help is included in the 'Help Pages' which I hope you can peruse.
You are not alone in living with the effects of alcohol on your loved one. But you may need to seek help.
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