Old 03-17-2015, 10:20 AM
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SparkleKitty
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Hi there, friend. Lots of people here know exactly how you feel.

If love could get another person sober, this forum would not exist.

Educating yourself about alcoholism and building a support network for yourself should be your main priorities right now. You have no control over his drinking -- he's going to do whatever he is going to do whether you become ENRAGED or whether you love him or whether you cry, beg, plead, scold, threaten or any number of other things thousands of others have tried to get their loved one to see the error of their drinking ways.

In the end, the only person you can have any power over is yourself.

If you can get to an Al-Anon meeting, please get there ASAP. This forum is awesome, but real life support is invaluable. If you have a counselor, close friends, family, please let them in on what's happening to you if you haven't already. Keeping it a secret won't help anyone, least of all you.

And if you're so inclined, please join us over in the Friends & Family of Alcoholics section of the forums. You might find a lot of familiar stories in there. You will definitely find a great deal of experience, strength, and hope.

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