May 05 2008
Living With an Alcoholic (part 2)
The first article discussed some things to avoid. This article looks at some actions that may
be of help in encouraging the drinker to change. However the bottom line is that, as the
partner of the drinker, you need to look after your own life.
In the previous article we talked
about things but you should not do. In
this article we’ll talk about things that you could do to make it more certain
that your partner will do something about their drinking. As suggested in the previous article as the
partner of the drinker you should not fall into the trap of co-dependency, that
is living the life reacting to the behavior of the drinker. It is difficult to not fall into that
pattern, however that only reinforces the drinker’s behavior and increases the
anger and resentment felt by the partner.