Strength and decisions (My Experience of Alcohol Addiction)

Name: WornPick

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Product:	My Experience of Alcohol Addiction
Date:	12/03/08 (58 review reads)
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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 alcoholic in your life will treat you as the enemy. Every trick of guile and deception, bare-faced lies and emotional torture will be utilised against you. They know that you, the rock of reality, is all that prevents them from achieving their objective of total self-destruction.

The bizarre thing is, they do actually still love you. Their emotional bond is however working on a different level now. In many ways they need your love/support more than ever. The difficult decision is whether or not to give it.
WornPick

Summary: Life ain't perfect