Quiz of the day: 5 Questions
Is your marriage to your alcoholic spouse worth it?
- If you know today that your alcoholic spouse will not change, are you prepared to accept that your future will be the same or worse as your life is now?
- Are you afraid you of being on your own without your alcoholic husband? Maybe you are dependent on him financially. Maybe you are dependent on an alcoholic wife to take care of the kids while you are at work and you are wondering how everything would be juggled in a divorce.
- You probably love your husband very much, but ask yourself : “Is he(she) treating you in a loving way ?”
- Are you worried you will never find anyone else, that your alcoholic spouse is the best you can do?
- Are you worried that if you get divorced, that your kids will be unsupervised with an alcoholic parent who will not keep them safe (drive them around when they have been drinking, be verbally or physically abusive when drinking etc)?
And your decision is…(drumroll)
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Are you living with an alcoholic? If your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife is in recovery, these tips may help keep them clean and sober.
I am a psychiatrist that specializes in alcohol/substance abuse prevention and addiction help. I am going to share with you the top 7 strategies used by my patients that have enhanced his/her chances of maintaining sobriety. Click to read on…
When did the man you marry cross the line into becoming your alcoholic husband?
When did he go from partier to alcohol abuser to becoming alcohol dependent? Was it one kid ago, 3 kids ago? When did you have to start picking up the slack around the house? When did he stop participating in the family? Here is a quick list of your resentments and what you can do about them.
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If your alcoholic husband has just gotten discharged from rehab, you are probably both feeling a bit fragile and worried about alcoholic relapse. You feel hopeful. However, you have so much invested in his sobriety, you are tempted to “watch dog” him, but know you shouldn’t. Here are 7 tips to help support him: Click to read on…
