Old 08-28-2011, 09:04 AM
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rorty
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Originally Posted by Tuffgirl
Just be prepared - its not an easy journey. And the best thing YOU can do for HER is to back off and let her determine how her own journey will unfold. Want to be supportive? Learn how to be quiet, patient, forgiving, empathetic, and nonjudgmental.
Originally Posted by M1k3
The next is let her own her own recovery. You couldn't control the drinking and you can't control the recovery, let it happens as it happens. Last, do you have to make a decision right now. It's your choice of course but maybe if you do some work on yourself you will be in a better position to decide where you want to go from there.
These suggestions are the bread and butter of surviving a relationship with an alcoholic through her drinking and recovery.
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