Dealing with an alcoholic

If your significant other is struggling with alcohol misuse, there are actions you can take to help both of you through the related challenges.

What are the ways of detaching from someone who drinks too much? Why would we want to detach form an alcoholic? How can I do this in love when I am so angry at them for being this way? Is loving them still possible after all they have done to me? This particular subject unfolds

The decision to stay or leave a partner who abuses alcohol is a tough one. How do you know when to give up on an alcoholic husband or wife?

Coping with an alcoholic is an incredibly stressful and hard thing - especially when they're a loved one, like a spouse or parent. Find 6 ways to cope here!

Laura Doyle tells how living with an alcoholic husband can be a problem but can be overcome. Alcoholics can be loud, rude, obnoxious, mean, and downright nasty. That can make relationships hard, including marriages. Wives would always feel happier if their husbands would stop drinking. With the help of The Six Intimacy Skills™, learn to slowly encourage your husband to curb his drinking.

It's hard to not think of our marriage as our most important relationship. We share our life with this person, maybe for many many years. Our spirits our intertwined, we share a home, maybe we have children together. It ...

Do you or a loved one have a history of getting drunk and saying hurtful things? I'll explain why it happens and what to do about it.

What exactly are boundaries? I view boundaries as guidelines for how you structure your life to take good care of yourself. I’m an adult child of an alcoholic. Addiction runs deep in my family. I have long been the family martyr. For more than 26 years of my life, I did not take good care...Read More

When a loved one is struggling with addiction, the chaotic life impacts everyone around them. According to Al-Anon, a 12 step program for family and friends of alcoholics, an addict’s behavior directly impacts at least 20 people including family, friends and people at work.

Anger. I had SO much anger.