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ALCOHOLISM & THE ALCOHOLIC FAMILY: Recovery For All

It felt like waiting for the other shoe to drop….EVERYDAY! I remember waking up in the morning and wondering would today be one of “those” days. Would my mom be drinking today. When my mom drank it literally put our home into a tailspin. My parents would argue very often because my dad didn’t like it when my mom drank although, he drank at times as well. Unfortunately, I know first hand how painful it is to have an alcoholic in the house.

My mom was such a beautiful woman. She was always very well maintained in appearance and kept the house spotless. When my mother drank, she truly turned into another person. To this day, I believe it to be more then just the alcohol that transformed her normally sweet disposition into something that was unrecognizable. There had to be a deeper problem that triggered her destructive behaviour. She cared for my sisters, dad and I with the utmost love. We took comfort in the fact that there would always be a complete meal prepared for us and a warm smile at the end of each day. Of course,, this was only on the “good” days.

Doctor Charles Sophy, FACN from Vh1’s “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sober House” explains why addiction is considered a family disease. He explains how Addiction not only affects the addict but the people surrounding the addicts life. He discusses what parents should do if they suspect their child is on drugs. codependent
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Someone Stop This Merry-Go-Round: An Alcoholic Family in Crisis

Many of us have had a spouse or family member arrive home after a few too many drinks. Some of us have needed to make up excuses for a loved one’s occasional over-drinking. Imagine if this was a daily occurrence. Waiting, worrying, and watching the clock, wondering when, and in what state, a spouse would finally come home, and then trying to hide it all from neighbors, family and the children.

For seventeen years, this was author Alberta H. Sequeira’s existence every day as she dealt with her husband’s alcoholism. She loved mild-mannered Richard Lopes and witnessed how alcohol changed him from a loving family man with a successful business to a careless, angry, abusive drunk.

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