Living with an alcoholic some dos and don ts.

Title:
Living with an alcoholic ˘ some dos and don´ts.
Word Count:
632

Summary:
Most people who live with people with alcohol problems spend much of their time trying to make

Keywords:
alcoholic, living with an alcoholic, enabling, co-dependency

Article Body:
One of the commonest questions anyone working in the addiction field is asked is ˆHow can I st

There is some good news, however, and that is if you can´t actually stop them drinking then th
Don´t protect the drinker from the naturally occurring consequences of drinking.
Don´t protect the drinker from other consequences.
Don´t collude with the drinker.

If they emba


If they take time off work through being t

If they spend all their money on drink don´t lend them money

Don´t join in and drink along with the drinker.

It may seem a natural thing to do ˘ ˆif you c

Don´t scream and shout and nag about the drinking behaviour.
Don´t make threats and give ultimatums.

This just provides an excuse to

Unless you are actually prepared to carry out these t

Don´t cry and sulk and withdraw to punish the drinker.

The drinker can again view his as beha

Don´t try and have a meaningful conversation about the drinkers behaviour or your lives togeth


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