Below is a sample of a letter representing the challenges or concerns that come when alcoholism takes effect…:
My husband got a new job a few months ago and since then I’ve realized he comes home very late always smelling of alcohol. He used to drink before but would always come home by 9pm.
Nowadays, he stays out late even on weekends, my children and I hardly see him anymore and when I ask him about it, he just says that it’s his life. How can I help him to stop taking alcohol?
This question dwells on the negative effects this has on the family, the disconnection that’s present and the issue of great financial stability.
Now, this lady never mentioned whether the husband provides adequately for the family or not but in most situations, the family has to do without many things as most of the money goes to alcohol consumption.
These are just some of the effects of alcoholism.
Helping an alcoholic or a person who suffers from alcohol abuse to stop this habit is not easy so we go for the next best thing.
It’s been known to happen where friends and loved ones even hide all the drinks and monitor the alcoholic’s whereabouts throughout the day. My advice is, don’t stress yourself over that.
Help and love them where you can and don’t let it affect you so much when they don’t take your help seriously or in a positive manner. At the end of the day, it’s the alcoholic’s will to stop drinking that actually works.
What to do
Concentrate on doing the best for you and your whole family because the alcoholic is surely not having your best interests at heart.
If you are an alcoholic’s spouse it is time to step up and handle most of the responsibilities in the household. If you can gather both your incomes and manage them yourself, that would be best.
It’ s good not to seem controlling by allocating just a little of it for the alcoholic’s pleasure. Otherwise many other problems may arise.
If you do not have a job, try and look for one in case your spouse is not forthcoming with his/her income. Financial stability is best so as to avoid stressing(…)
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