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Newest Review: ... this situation and left him but fear of what would happen to him if he were left to his own devices drew me back. Now I am where I was before only now more trapped as in order to 'help' him, we now own a house together and are married. I thought that the responsibility and the demonstration of my committment to him would give him a reason to get control of his life again. There were so many ... more

 ... promises made and I so wanted to believe we could have our happy ever after I ignored all the warning signs. I now know that living with him sober is not an option. I need to live with the drunk or not live with him at all and I hate the drunk. Either ...more

Ickle+Lynnie
My Experience of Alcohol Addiction: Letting go (355 words)
by Ickle Lynnie - written on 13/01/09
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It's so hard to accept that I cannot help my husband to get free of this. All my efforts have just resulted in me becoming more entangled and trapped in the situation and have had no impact on him. I keep looking for miracles in his life but this obessesion has left me almost as hopeless and desolate and self-obsessed as he is. 2 years ago I freed myself from this situation and left him but fear of what would happen to him if he were left to his own devices drew me back. Now I am where I was before only now more trapped as in order to 'help' him, we now own a house together and are married. I thought that the responsibility and the demonstration of my ...  Read the complete review

MissMeg
Premium Review Life with an alcoholic (368 words)
by - written on 12/08/08 (Very useful, 162 readings)
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My boy friend is an alcoholic. Or at least, that should now be ex-boyfriend, as he walked out for the umpteenth time ten days ago. I feel very guilty about not talking to him about his problem in the weeks leading up to this. Actually, I feel guilty full stop. I have only come to admit to myself the extent and reality of his addiction in the past two months, previously (we were together three and a half years) I buried my head in the sand and tried to ignore the problem, as this would mean dealing with it. So in a way, I am no bettter than him. In fact right now I think I am possibly worse as I am not the one with the problem and should have at least tried to get ...  Read the complete review

WornPick
My Experience of Alcohol Addiction: Strength and decisions (209 words)
by WornPick - written on 12/03/08
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I had been happily married for twelve years, and we had borne three children when the world changed. The reality is like one of those horror films which opens with a pastel-tinted scene, all smiles and laughter, no cares in the world. Gradually, little things happen which make you blink (did you imagine that?), events occur which grate against the grain of your shared concept of normality, and you discover horrid secrets. To live with an alcoholic you have to be strong. How you use that strength is an independant decision slowly evolved as you circle your opponent. I say opponent because no matter how much you love them, indeed, because you love them, the ...  Read the complete review

emma150
Premium Review Where are you mum. (414 words)
by - written on 08/05/04 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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Ever since I can remember my mother has drunk she is an alcholic but wont admit it anytime anything goes wrong shes off to the pub. When I was little she was never there she used to give me money so she could go to the pub. I had an older sister but she had left home because she had enough. My mother was drunk most nights and when I came home from school I had to sit on the doorstep and wait for her to leave the pub I sat out there come rain or shine not pleasent for a young child some times she brought blokes home imagine how disturbing this is for a child. We were taken in to care as she could not cope she was to busy drinking we were just an ...  Read the complete review

hello_1
Premium Review My Experience of Alcohol Addiction: Was I an addict?  (454 words)
by - written on 15/10/03 (Useful, 112 readings)
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*my experience* I am very proud to say that I have been alcohol free for about 1 month and 17 days. God I craved Vodka yesterday but I got through the evening by popping a couple of valium (a mood calming drug). When your recovering from heavy drinking you need to take one day at a time. I havent given up drinking for the rest off my life but I have given up drinking for today. I started out drinking a few pints now and then (most the time with the intention of getting drunk). A couple of pints turned to 3 and 3 eventually turned into 9 pints a day or half a bottle to a bottle of whiskey a day. The thing that annoyed me the most when I was a boozer ...  Read the complete review

 
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