The problem of alcoholism in the family can become the cause of its collapse. After all, life with a man who regularly abuses alcohol can become truly unbearable.
Instructions
Step 1
Realize that there is a problem in your family if your spouse becomes addicted to alcohol. The more often and more he drinks, the further alcoholism delays him. The behavior of such a man becomes different. Unreasonable aggression, a tendency to violence and indifference to important aspects of life become his constant companions.
Step 2
Understand that if your husband does not want to fight his addiction, then your family life will get worse. Over time, your spouse will become completely impossible to rely on. If you have children, they will also begin to suffer from the drunkenness of their father.
Step 3
Talk to your husband, calmly but very seriously. Just choose the right moment for the conversation. Conducting a conversation with a spouse who is intoxicated or suffering from a hangover is not constructive. Explain to your faithful that you cannot see further how he ruins his and your life, and offer your help in the fight against his drunkenness.
Step 4
Support your husband if he agreed to treatment. If he cannot stop drinking on his own, you will need the help of a narcologist. There are many methods of treating alcoholism: with the use of drugs, hypnosis, or psychological assistance.
Step 5
Remember that if your spouse becomes addicted to drinking alcohol, he needs to stop drinking once and for all. There can be no question of any restrictions. Reducing the dose is not an option for an alcoholic. So the addiction will not disappear and after some time will gain new strength.
Step 6
Promote a healthy lifestyle in your family. Find one hundred and one ways for you and your husband to enjoy your evenings, weekends, holidays, and vacations without alcohol. Let your husband understand that without alcohol, he does not lose something, but on the contrary, opens the whole world.
Step 7
Keep in mind that if your husband, like many alcoholics, is not aware of the problem and does not agree to treatment, the only way out for you to live a normal, fulfilling, happy life is to divorce. There is no need to sacrifice yourself to someone who does not want to fight the disease. It will not lead to anything good.
Step 8
Know that by supporting an alcoholic who is not going to change his life, you are doing him a disservice. If you divorce your husband, it can be such a shock for him that it will allow him to reconsider his behavior and improve. Unfortunately, there are girls who do not understand this and continue to suffer, mistakenly considering themselves also involved in the fact that their spouse began to drink. Do not overestimate your influence on the choice of a free person.
Step 9
Don't make yourself a heroine. It is possible that among the wives of alcoholics there are such persons who assert themselves at the expense of their unlucky spouses. Indeed, against the background of such a vice, their own shortcomings and weaknesses become completely invisible. And thanks to the daily feat of a woman living with a drinking man, her other mistakes and blunders are atoned for.
