Reflections on Alcoholism (Living with an Alcoholic)

It's never easy living with an alcoholic. Sometimes we try so hard to live with the alcoholic that we end up enabling them to drink. The problem is we don't see the alcoholic as being sick but someone we don't like to be around when they are drinking.

If they were in bed sick with the flu we would know how to care for them, but when they are drunk sick there is nothing we can do, other than watch them drink themselves to oblivion. Sometimes we take it personally and think they drink so much because of something we have done, but we shouldn't blame ourselves for the addictions in other people.

~ * ~ Copyright 2002-2012 by Angie Lewis. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Angie is a noted author of How Do I Detach From an Alcoholic Spouse? which gives you and your loved ones the encouragement and insight you need to overcome.