Sad to tell, there is no pill that will cure alcoholism. Worse still, the only person who can learn to stop drinking is the alcoholic him or herself - WE, us who live with an alcoholic, can do nothing. The drinker has to get help from AA to learn to stop. When they are ready.
This means that it may take our drinker a LONG TIME to stop drinking - it will be the hardest thing they will have to do in their lives. THE HARDEST THING.
Alcohol is that powerful - our drinker has to learn to overcome the control alcohol has over their mind.
And we can only stand and watch - all we can do is be empathetic and understand how hard it is for them to stop drinking. And not beating on them: Remember - Hands OFF, Mouth OFF, Mind OFF.
So to live in this situation - you will need help.
Most of us who try to do it alone end up "batty", as I did - until I reached out for help. To people who understand and know what we go through.
I encourage you to peruse the HELP PAGES and see how I found help.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE - there's thousands of us living with people who are affected by alcohol.
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