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Living with an alcoholic — How to detach

In the last article we discussed the need to detach from the alcoholic.  In this article we will discuss how to detach, what it means and how to achieve it successfully.

When you live with an alcoholic, almost inevitably, you become caught up in his drinking behavior.  You will find yourself trying to second guess how much he is going to drink, when he will be home, what condition he will be in and what’s going to happen when he does get home.  When you live with an alcoholic you’ll find it’s almost a full time job thinking about it and worrying about the drinker and his drinking.  You probably find yourself thinking about it all through the day.  Even if he is not drinking at the moment you will be worried about it when he is going to start and, again, what’s going to happen.  If you live in alcoholic worrying about the alcoholic and his drinking will be taking up all of your time and leaving little time and emotional space for anything else.

Some Dos And Don’ts Of Living With Alcoholics

One of the commonest questions anyone working in the addiction field is asked is “How can I stop my wife/husband/partner from drinking so much?”  Unfortunately the short answer to that is – you can’t.  They will stop when it suits them, whether that is because they hurt so much or because circumstances change.  That is painful to hear, but nevertheless it is true.

There is some good news, however, and that is if you can’t actually stop them drinking then there are things that you can do, or stop doing, that will make it more likely that they will take action and/or seek help for their drinking.  Below I have listed a number of things that you should avoid doing as they often have the opposite effect to intended, making the situation even worse.  I will discuss the things that you should do in another article.

Question by ~? DAWN~~: How do you do deal with people always putting you down?
For instance, today my dad hit me real hard on the shoulder on the way home just because he was yelling at me and I was just quiet. He snap out of no were and hit me and started insulting me. I never felt so embarrassed in my life. People were starring and that thicks me off when people yell at me infront of everybody. Also I started crying when we got home and he still was yelling at me in front of some neighboors. Im 19 and Im just tired of everytime I come from college my dad always has to make me feel like worthless. Im thinking of working and just moving out………..I know it wont be easy but its going to happend sooner or later. Can someone please give me some advice in how to deal with my dad anger issues. BTW my dad was an alcoholic and I pretty much grew up in an abusive home, so Im also wondering if him being an “ex alcoholic” has anything to do with this?
Queen@ thank you.
Christian Minister@ I read the article that you mention called, “Inside the Mind of an Abuser” and by reading it it all sound familiar. While I was reading it I was just remembering all the bad things I went through my childhood. Having to leave my home, becoming homeless, and all the humiliation. Not to mention having to feel scared all the time and worthless. Thank you very much for your concern and I really appreciate it. And I hope God will one day help my father and other people going through the same situation. Thank you and Jessica@ as well.

Find Lasting Recovery With Narconon California Alcoholism Treatment

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2007, 61% of all adults in the United States drank alcohol, and 21% of those individuals had five or more drinks on at least one day during that year. The number of deaths that were considered to be alcohol induced, (excluding accidents and homicides) was 22,073 and the number of deaths related to alcoholic liver disease was 13,050.

But that only touches on the tip of the concerns related to alcoholism; consider the following:

On the average, an alcoholic will negatively impact the lives of 4 – 5 other people (family, friends, and associates) while under the influence.

It is estimated that in the United States, more than 2 million people per year drive while under the influence of alcohol.

I made this movie as part of my college counselling course. It may mean something to anyone whom has lived with an addicted parent or alcoholic parent or anyone studying counselling.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Question by Ashlyn: Serious problems with my mother…?
I’m a 15 year old girl. 4.0 GPA in all advanced classes. Never done anything to lost the trust of my parent’s.
My mother experimented with drugs when she was younger and got into a lot of trouble, and she must believe I’m inevitably going to follow in her footsteps.
Just a little background- I’m Christian. I go to church with my grandparents. My parents are both alcoholics and they smoke. It’s been very difficult to deal with as sometimes I’m the “parent” to my little sister. My mother often blows up at me when she’s drunk, and it’s getting to the point where I don’t know if I can take it again…
Like I said, I’ve never done anything to betray their trust. But whenever I get home, she does 20 Questions “You went to the baseball game?” “Who won?” “What was the score?” “Who’d they play?” “Who was there?” I asked her if she really doesn’t trust me, and she’s like “No, as a mother it’s my job not to trust you.” *drunk. And I pointed out that there’s nothing I’ve done for her not to trust me. She says “Well, who knows what you’ve done and I haven’t found out about.” So she doesn’t trust me because I might have done something bad, but she has no proof.
I don’t know how to handle this anymore… I’m so tired of her immature attitude. She sits here yelling at me, throwing the f-bomb every other word, accusing me of getting into trouble. When I pointed out that she’s a hypocrite because she’s sitting here cussing me out, she goes “I’m 42 years old- if I get mad I have a right to say bad words.”
Oh, then she says that I don’t respect her at all, and I said “Well, look at yourself! Your sitting here cussing me out. You’re obviously not respecting me!” and she goes “Your 15- you have to earn respect!” and I said “I have!! I’ve never done anything for you not to respect or trust me!”
I just really don’t know what to do anymore… I’m so tired of it. I want to leave.. I just don’t know where to go. Please help.