Beg

I am a spouse of an alcoholic. My wife and I have been married 25 years and she has had a serious drinking issue since 2008. I am struggling with coping and am seeking help.

Beg

Is there anyone out there

Hevyn

Welcome to SR Beg. I'm glad you reached out for help. This is a great place for support.

We also have a Friends & Family Forum where there are others trying to cope with the same thing - you may want to check it out at some point.

I've been on both sides of this thing, and when my husband was drinking I did all the wrong things. I wish I'd had SR to turn to back then. I think you'll find it will relieve some of your anxiety to be able to share here. Glad you found us.

yukonm

Hi There,
Welcome to the community. I am so happy that you are reaching out. I'm glad you found us. Browse around the site there are forums where you will find lots of information. Glad you are here.

Dee74

Hi and welcome beg

This is the forum part of the website. It's a little less real time than the chat room

You'll find a lot of people here who deal with alcoholic spouses here, both in this forum and in our Family and Friends forum too

Have you thought of real life support like AlAnon?

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Beg

I have the kcal chapter recently closed for lack of funding. I am going to continue to research.

Anna

Hi and Welcome,

I'm glad you found us and you will find lots of support here.

Dee74

There's a ton of meetings here - hope you can find one reasonably close

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TempeBrenn

Welcome Beg!
I am the alcoholic wife of my wonderfully supportive husband of 8 years. Don't let that number fool you. I was 53 when we married, me for the first time and he for his third and last.
Have you discussed the issue with her? Does she accept that she should do something for the sake of her health? That's how my husband has approached the issue with me.
The eye opener for me was to realize that I love him more than I love wine and I will do anything to sustain our love and relationship. Today is day 3 for me and I am thrilled to be going to sleep sober, looking forward to another wonderful day with him.
Perhaps such discussions may work for you two, too! I read here every day and am working AA. God bless you both.

Beg

Thank you so much and congratulations. My wife and I talk a lot but she is very stubborn and worried about what others think. She can go a week sober and then she crashes again. It is so depressing. I can never feel confident what tomorrow will bring.

MIRecovery

Alanon has the answers you seek. go online and look up the closest meeting. you'll be surrounded with people who truly understand