Your Suggestions to Give to the A that Wants to Stop Drinking...
A common pattern in the dance of the alcoholic/codependent relationship is when the A tells their mate that they want to stop drinking but simply do not have any idea where to start or what to do.
While it is a very bad plan to get involved in planning/helping/directing the recovery plan it would be a great help to the A who is seriously seeking answers if we were to develop a comprehensive list that could be printed off and handed to the A's who ask for it.
So... please share your own personal e,s and h of what actions, what books, what organizations, what professionals, what tools they developed that were helpful in A's that you have known in their journeys to try and find recovery.
My A actually found authentic recovery but in the end ditched it for a drink...stopping drinking is not the challenge it is STAYING stopped and finding the core person God created them to be... joyful, serene and a good partner to their mate and parent to their children.
The key for my XA was the psychic change that he had once he completed the steps in AA. Additionally he was in counseling with a couselor well versed in addiction and relationships and this was a huge help to him.
1. AA
2. Counseling... must know addiction and relationships!