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Dear Katrina If you are "taking care of him" then you are an enabler as well. You have to let go of him and let him stand on his own two feet. He is using threats of suicide to manipulate you. You have
Dear Maggie Alanon is a support group that helps people who have been hurt by alcoholics. There is also a program called Alateens for adolescents who have alcoholic parents. I would recommend that you
Dear Pam It is up to you to decide whether being around alcohol all of the time is a threat to your sobriety. I could not do that, but it is your sobriety. You may want to go to Alanon, but they would
Hi Stephanie Why do you want to be miserable. From what you describe, he is not going to change and he makes you miserable when he is around. You may want to ask yourself why you are "in love" with
Dear Lindsey There are support groups such as Alanon which you could attend to find out how to cope with his drinking. Conventional counseling or marriage counseling could help. The bottom line is that
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