Are You Living With an Alcoholic Spouse or Partner?
Are you involved with someone whose drinking is bothering you? How do you cope with an intimate relationship that is affected by alcoholism? Living with a spouse, partner or significant other who exhibits a drinking problem can have devastating effects on our emotional well-being, our personal relationships, our professional life and sometimes even our physical health.
Attending Al-Anon Family Group meetings might provide the support and tools needed to deal with the effects of alcoholism on very important relationships.
Day-to-day life in an alcoholic home – A husband’s story
Day‑to‑day life in an alcoholic home – A husband’s story Bryan, an anonymous Al‑Anon member, shares how
What would you tell your pre-Al-Anon self? “You have choices…”
What would you tell your pre-Al-Anon self? “You have choices...” One of the benefits of being an Al‑Anon member
You can have happy holidays even when your loved one is drinking
You can have happy holidays even when your loved one is drinking Life is never easy when you
I don’t have to tolerate unacceptable behavior
I don’t have to tolerate unacceptable behavior Many Al‑Anon members share that in Al‑Anon they began to realize
How I learned to cope with my anxiety…
How I learned to cope with my anxiety… In Al-Anon and Alateen, members learn many ways to deal with
My secrets didn’t feel so secret
My secrets didn't feel so secret Often families that are worried about someone with a drinking problem
Navigating my husband’s sobriety
Navigating my husband’s sobriety Often people think that once the drinker has found sobriety that everything will be
Alcohol addiction can have devastating effects on families; 5 things caregivers can do to help.
Alcohol addiction can have devastating effects on families; 5 things caregivers
Alcohol addiction can have devastating effects on families; 5 things caregivers can do to help.
In families where an alcohol‑use disorder is present, the entire family
Domestic violence – another symptom of an alcohol-use disorder on the family
Domestic violence* is an unfortunate part of life for many people.
Why I “Keep Coming Back”
I believed that my alcoholic husband was physically sick, so I took him to doctors. I couldn’t believe
I Get Better with Every Meeting
What am I doing here? I thought. I didn’t want to be here. I wondered how Al‑Anon was