Having to cope with an alcoholic spouse can really be a concern. We all care to be the most cherished object in our spouses’ life but having an alcoholic spouse can indisputably dash this desire. An alcoholic craves to drink more than any other activity and this creates some sort of friction in the relationship with his/her spouse. However, you do not have to stay as though there isn’t anything you can do about the situation. This presentation provides five of seven amazing tips to rescue the situation and save your marriage. The complete article is available on this linksevenlink INTRODUCTION

I know you might be thinking, “help myself?” “I am not the alcoholic here!”. The fact is that if you have been living with an alcoholic spouse, there are high tendencies you have also imperceptibly become sick with your spouse. So you must understand that all those abuses, insults and chaos must have drifted your psychology negatively. If you can’t help yourself get the right frame of mind, you definitely can’t help him/her stop drinking. After helping yourself, then you are ready for the second step. 1 HELP YOURSELF FIRST

You must have a good awareness of the situation in which you find yourself. Alcoholism (alcohol dependence) is a chronic illness marked by dependence on alcohol consumption. It interferes with physical or mental health, and social, family, or job responsibilities. This addiction can result in liver, circulatory, and neurological problems. According to the U.S. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, about 28% of American adults drink at levels that put them at risk for alcohol dependence and alcohol-related problems.Alcoholism Like the saying in the Al Anon, "You didn't cause it, you can't control it and you cannot cure it." That passes to say the success of your effort depends on your spouse’s cooperation. 2 UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN

Joining a support group like the Alcoholics Anonymous (Al Anon) can be of immense help in helping your alcoholic spouse. Members discuss how to deal with alcoholic spouses and family members and provide support for each other. Encouraging your spouse to join this support group can be of immense help in helping him/her quit drinking. It's completely anonymous, extremely supportive and healing. You can help him/her make time for support group meetings or drive him/her to counseling appointments and so on. Al-Anon meeting areas can be found at the AA websiteAA website 3 INTERACTIONAL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

There are behaviors and actions that many spouses of alcoholics don’t realize enables their alcoholic spouse to drink more. Several ways in which you may be enabling your spouse to drink is by buying them alcohol, drinking with them, calling the boss and or family members for him/her because he/she is too hung over or too drunk to do it him/herself. Lying to friends, boss, family and co-workers about him/her and his/her drinking problem will also make him/her more reluctant to quit drinking. You shouldn’t do this for him/her. Alcoholics can promise never to drink again just to dodge from responsibility. Giving to such antics can enable them to see drinking just okay.enablingquit drinking 4 DON'T COVER HIM/HER UP

Alcoholics deal with their emotions by drinking and for that reason it will be detrimental if you pass judgment on your alcoholic spouse or use labels for him/her. You must understand that alcoholism is a disease and just like you will not judge or use labels for a cancer patient, you are not supposed to do for an alcoholic, though the difference there seem to be between alcoholism and cancer is the fact that the alcoholic was responsible for this dis-ease. If you use labels or try to shame your alcoholic spouse, this will feed his/her alcoholism and give him/her a reason to reach for the bottle. Most alcoholics do not know what else to do in the face of emotions; particularly fear and shame. 5 DON’T BE JUDGMENTAL OR USE LABELS

The tips shared in the preceding slides are intended to help someone whose marriage is tearing apart due to alcoholism. However, it can be useful for other purpose like when you are trying to help an alcoholic child, sibling and so on. The complete article describes 7 tips and is available at this link.link Good Luck! CONCLUSION