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Question by Hottie here: What do you do when your spouse won’t communicate with you?
My husband is apparently having some sort of problem… he has been making my life a living hell. He works late, and he tried waking me up 5 times on Saturday very late… I was sleeping and getting pissed about it. Realizing he was drunk, I just asked him to leave me alone… plus I had to get up early to do some volunteer work. Apparently this upset him, so he went to his friends house at 4AM… I just went back to sleep, I wasn’t going to stress over it and fight with a drunk. I went to my volunteer thing, and returned at noon… he still wasnt’ home. He waltzed in around 1230, and angry with me… I just kept my mouth shut, thinking he might still be drunk. Then he got dressed and went straight to work. I decided… I’m not going to push him, obviously he’s having problems and he can come to me when he’s ready. But if I push him to talk, he will just blame me for everything. I am soooo sick of being blamed for everything… again, he tried waking me up at 3AM while I was sleeping.. I had to go to work, and being woken up every night gets really irritating to me… nothing good can be said at 3AM. I shrugged him off, finally I called him today… he’s STILL pissed… I stayed calm and asked him what his problem is? He pretty much just got pissed with me, started to tell me he didn’t want to talk only when I wanted to. I told him, well talking at 3AM is not going to happen..I’m sleeping and I cannot wake up every nite at 3AM because I need my sleep for my own sanity.

Question by deniseree2: Do I really need a family like this?
I have a screwed up family. Growing up, my dad was an alcoholic and drug addict. Lots of random people showed up at home, physical, mental abuse ensued, etc. My mom is completely dominated by this man(i’ve tried my entire lifetime to help her free, infact many people have, but she keeps coming back). But truth be told, he did get better. Now he’s just an alcoholic. My siblings were totally controlling of me. I guess their way of protecting me while growing up. But it turned insane when they locked me in the house, and called me several derogatory remarks if I ever disobeyed and then used physical violence on me. And yet my entire family keeps saying family is first and we should always stick together. Well I went to college, diagnosed with depression (DUH) and the psychiatrist said my family was absolute poison and that I need to cut my ties with them. I believe him, but at the same time I know i’ll feel horrible when I don’t have a family anymore. What do i do?

When Are You An Alcoholic in the News

Alcoholism is destroying daughter's family
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You should detach from the concept that this man is making rational choices. He is beyond choices at this point, and your focus should be on staying safe. You don't have to lie to your granddaughter. You can tell her that her daddy has alcoholism and …
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Is driving with an open non-alcoholic beer illegal and are there specific …
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Since you are a nurse licensee, it is best not to place yourself in a situation where you have any open alcoholic beverage, including a low, no or alcohol-free beverage in your car. You may be ticketed with a DUI and/or face other criminal charges.
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How To Get An Alcoholic To Stop Drinking in the News

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
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I drank all day, every day for the next 2 months only leaving my place to go to the liquor store to buy more gallons of whiskey. On 02/27/07, after 2 months of non-stop, blackout drinking I tried to quit cold-turkey for one day and suffered a seizure …
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Tom Hardy on His Upcoming Roles and Acting Inspirations
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At this point in his career, at age 36, Mr. Hardy is getting impossible to overlook, even if he insists in submerging himself so deeply into his roles that he has avoided becoming familiar to the average American moviegoer. Later this year … Coming …
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Alcoholic Sobriety in the News

Man wants to open a bar in his gun range
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Generally speaking, the combination of alcohol and weapons sounds like a bad one. Jeff Swanson of Oklahoma City doesn't see it that way, however. KFOR NewsChannel 4 reports that the entrepreneur, who is in the process of building an “upscale” gun …
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Sobriety center would be a smart step toward decriminalizing public …
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On March 11, the Travis County commissioners approved a resolution encouraging county staffers to develop a so-called “sobriety center,” a facility where police would send drunk people instead of arresting them for public intoxication. This method is …
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Panel discusses addiction, opiate abuse, and hope in Sharon
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Dealing With An Alcoholic in the News

Le Vell set to leave booze clinic
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CORRIE star Michael Le Vell is on the verge of leaving rehab after telling his inner circle: “I haven't touched a drop in weeks.” The self-confessed alcoholic has been dealing with his demons in a £350-a-week addiction clinic — and has been on a …
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Alcoholic artist stole from town centre store
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Estelle Parkhouse, defending, said Sassen was hoping to get a place on a residential detox programme. She added: “He has mental health issues and is self medicating with alcohol and cannabis. You are dealing with somebody who is a talented artist.”.
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