Tough Love With Alcoholics-Changed Behavior Is Not Cruelty
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When we begin to learn how to have tough love with an addict or alcoholic, many think it is an act of cruelty. Most of us are caretakers by nature....
View ArticleTestimonials About Al-anon
In one of our recent posts there was a lot of interaction from our readers. I noticed a common thread throughout the comments, many of you highly esteemed the Al-anon program. I’ve heard thousands of...
View ArticleAlcoholic In A Sober Living House: Tenth recovery attempt
Guest Post By: Melba For the past 4 yrs, I’ve been involved with a 30yr alcoholic, he is currently living in a Sober Living house and has been “Dry” for 5 months, (i suspect he is on something else, at...
View ArticleDoes The Alcoholic Make You Feel Worthless?
I was once the most important person in my spouses life, now I’m called worthless by the alcoholic. There was a time when I could do no wrong in my wife’s eyes; now the addict tells me I’m good for...
View ArticleAdult Children Of Alcoholics Characteristics
This video covers the characteristics of the adult child of an alcoholic very well. You can follow along by reading the transcription of the clip provide on this page. Male Speaker: Welcome to this...
View ArticleThe Alcoholic Makes Me Feel Like There Is Something Wrong With Me
I didn’t realize how much I longed for the approval of the alcoholic. They made me feel like there was something wrong with me most of the time. I didn’t really see how they were doing this until I...
View ArticleHow To Communicate With An Alcoholic
This video on communicating with an alcoholic loved one comes from our Solutions For Alcoholic Relationships video series. These are proven techniques that you can use every day to make your...
View ArticleDo Alcoholics In Recovery Tend To Push People Away
Guest Post By: Cindy Is it common for an alcoholic in recovery to push people away? One of my closest friends is now in outpatient treatment. We used to talk just about every day and see each other...
View ArticleAlcoholic Continually Relapsing Bipolar Boyfriend Pulling Away
The following story was submitted by one of our readers who is concerned about her relationship with her boyfriend. The alcoholic in this situation is also bipolar, a recipe for heightened dysfunction....
View ArticleRecovering Addicts Share Life Is Different Post Recovery
Photo From Pixabay “Chaos is now a challenge for me. I almost thrived on it while I was using.” Like Sally, many recovering addicts return home from rehabilitation to a completely changed world. Just...
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