Not sure how to word this but..I have an alcoholic husband.Is there some organisation where a recovering alcoholic would talk to him in person?Kind of like a coach I guess.My words and support don’t seem to be doing much and I was thinking that if a person that has gone through it all,from the lies and deceit to get alcohol to loosing your family etc.
I have never delt with this situation before and I don’t drink so I’m in foreign territory.Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Alcoholic husband
Alcoholic husband
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This is exactly what happens in Alcoholics Anonymous. They are encoruraged to get a sponsor. A sponser is an alcoholic who has been in the program longer and is much further ahead in there journey.
There are also addiction specialising psychologists. Most alcoholics need some kind of therapy to help reprogram habits etc.
As the above commenter said, that's essentially the whole premise of AA. So, that's something I would encourage. You could even offer to go with him for moral support.
I would however suggest that you start thinking about what you're going to do if he's not actually ready to accept that his drinking is a problem, because I presume his drinking is having an impact on you and the rest of the family as well.
Depending on where you are maybe ONE80TC in Sydney