Living with an Alcoholic Husband
Living with an Alcoholic Husband

Author: Cherry Parker

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-05-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781483956114

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"To me the sound of a metal bottle capunscrewing against a glass bottle isthe worst sound in the world.To my husband it is heaven."This true account is my story. My personal observations and feelings as I lived with a husband addicted to alcohol, on a roller coaster ride of hope and despair, love and loathing, embarrassment and anger, dreading each day. I was isolated, confused and upset that I was not doing enough to help him.You become worn down by the windscreen wiper mentality. The good guy, bad guy, drinking, not drinking, telling the truth, lying, worrying, hope, please not this time, maybe he will stop - or maybe I am going mad - perhaps it is me.This is the life I have written about. How I slowly came to realize that I was always waiting, wanting him to change. Trying to change him. Wrong. It had to be me who changed.I describe how I reached these conclusions, the choices I made and acted upon, to improve my life.Without implementing change, everything will stay the same as it is now.In writing this book I hope that some one else who lives with an alcoholically dependant person can be helped.We are not going mad.We did not cause the problem.We alone cannot change the alcoholic.We must change ourselves in order to get our life back.

The Alcoholic Husband Primer
The Alcoholic Husband Primer

Author: Wren Waters

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-06-09

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9781533363473

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Alcoholism has been called a "family disease" and yet the family, in particular the wife, of the alcoholic seems to go unseen by the addiction and recovery communities. And what support, advice and programs there are for the women married to alcoholics tend to be alcoholic-centric. "The Alcoholic Husband Primer" is advice for the wives of alcoholics based on their needs - not the needs of the alcoholic. It doesn't label women as "co-dependent." It doesn't accuse them of being "enablers." It's real, practical, everyday advice for the wives of alcoholics...written by the wife of an alcoholic.

When You Love a Functional Alcoholic
When You Love a Functional Alcoholic

Author: William F. Kraft

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0809146797

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This title says it all: When You Love a Functional Alcoholic, what is one to do? With good grace, a basis in the twelve-step program, and years of experience, Dr. William F. Kraft guides the reader through this most parlous journey-and back to wholeness and holiness and happiness. The book comprises thirty-three bite-size chapters-since it presumes readers are spending much of their time caring for (or bailing out) the alcoholic they love. Specific cases are described in particular, such as parents who live with teenaged alcoholics; children who have to care for elderly alcoholics; and what to do with that sometimes dry/sometimes even sober alcoholic who always seems to ultimately fall off the wagon. Making the book unique are the many stories of former patients, clients, and members of AA in their own words (anonymously, of course). These testimonies, which do not always end in a pot of gold, make not only for compelling (and sometimes heart-rending) reading, but also add a patina of authenticity to the book: if these people can learn to help the alcoholic they love, then perhaps you can too. Ultimately this is a book of acceptance, forgiveness, and love-all of which must begin with oneself. A bibliography completes the work. Book jacket.

Leaving 101
Leaving 101

Author: Wren Waters

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-05-25

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781983652165

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Wren Waters knows that most women who are married to alcoholics live in the constant mental state of "should I stay? I need to leave." As the days turn into months, the months into years, no decision becomes a tragic decision. When a woman finally looks up from the years lost to trying to mitigate life with a compulsive drinking, she often feels it's "too late." Too late to be happy. Too late to embrace her life. Too late to live her dreams. "Leaving 101" is not about leaving today, tomorrow or necessarily at all. It's about arresting the erosion of your soul that is the eventual by product of living with someone else's alcoholism. It's about learning to live more consciously - rather than reactively - so that you regain control and power in your own life. It's about working to create a life that one day makes it your choice as to whether you stay or go.

Women Married to Alcoholics
Women Married to Alcoholics

Author: Morris Kokin

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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A woman's guide to enduring and overcoming her mate's alcoholic problems. Demystifying the complicated issues of dependency, denial, self-abuse and self-esteem, women are shown how to cope with the personal, professional and familial conflicts that result from alcoholism.

Loving Someone in Recovery
Loving Someone in Recovery

Author: Beverly Berg

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2014-02-02

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1608829006

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Recovering addicts are faced with many challenges, and these challenges can often extend to their romantic partners. During the recovery period, couples often struggle with overcoming feelings of betrayal and frustration, and may have a hard time rebuilding trust and closeness. While there are many resources available to recovering addicts, there are limited resources for the people who love them. In Loving Someone in Recovery, therapist Beverly Berg offers powerful tools for the partners of recovering addicts. Based in mindfulness, attachment theory, and neurobiology, this book will help readers sustain emotional stability in their relationships, increase effective communication, establish boundaries, and take real steps toward reigniting intimacy. The material in this book is drawn from the author’s successful Conscious Couples Recovery Workshop. With more than 25 years in the field, she has developed a unique set of exercises that address the issues faced by couples in recovery. This book addresses the roles that both partners play in recovery, and aims to help readers develop a new appreciation for one another and improve self-confidence and acceptance. The road to recovery is never an easy one, but by building a strong support system, the chances of success are exponentially greater. For more information on Berg’s work, visit consciouscouplesrecovery.com

Letting Go
Letting Go

Author: Abigail Strong

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-11-30

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781505302448

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"Can't we all just get along?" When God created man "in the image of God," we were given intelligent minds to interact with one another in harmony and peace. Our world was to be a place of wonder and delight. Then, along came Lucifer, who schemed to turn the good wholesome fruits and grains God meant for mans' benefit into a fermented brew, an insidious addictive concoction, which has the ability to destroy the human brain and spirit. It can bring heartache to crumbling relationships and split families apart. Today, there are over 17.6 million alcoholics in the United States alone - according to The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA). That is 1 in every 12 adults. Almost everyone is impacted in some way by an alcoholic. As the wife of an alcoholic for over 27 years, surviving this type of relationship was not easy. I knew I needed help. I attended AA and Al-Anon meetings, studied the Bible, met with leading counselors and psychologists, read numerous books, and spoke with others in the same situation. I then took all the information I gathered and put them into this book. It is my prayer that Letting Go: A Christian's Guide to Finding Peace will help you regain the peace you so desperately seek. This highly informative book will empower you to regain the peace you are longing for through a process of understanding, letting go, and regaining control over your life.