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Old 03-09-2015, 09:32 AM
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AliWProk
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Welcome, mtk! I'm sorry for what you're going through, but so glad you found us and posted. I did not have much experience with addicts before I married my XAH. What I have learned is that alcoholism is a progressive disease ("Either the drinking wasn't as bad when we first started dating or he hid it." Probably both). That I didn't cause it, I can't control someone else's drinking, and I can't cure it. Blaming others for their problems is very common - it enables them to justify continuing to drink.

I wouldn't say the general advice here is to leave your spouse/partner, but to do what is right for YOU. Al Anon can give you tools to help you start your OWN recovery, regardless of whether your husband continues to drink. I hope you'll find a meeting near you, or an online meeting.

In the meantime, read some of the stickies at the top. I started with this one: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...l-problem.html

Keep coming back!
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