A request for hints and tips

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Just always be there for her... Consulting a doctor should really give a great help in dealing with people having dependency in alcohol, take note, no matter how tough or strong he/she might be. Just saying it like, 'I will stop drinking alcohol.' but just a few days past, they just started drinking again. It will be tough for her on the first few months, because the thirst and temptation is always there... So just be there for her...

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Have you thought about looking in the telephone book under AA? If you find an open AA meeting you can both go. But she should go by hersef. I suggest Alanon for you. Also pray every morning for Gods help and thank him every night.

hey spike! first off i admire your willingness to help and support your partner through her alcohol dependency. i come from a long line of alcoholics including my father(now deceased) and my brother(who has been sober since 1985!) and i have myself had to deal with my own issues dealing with alcohol abuse. i understand you taking a week off of work if she needs you but in my experience you can't "babysit" those with drinking problems. it's great for you to offer your support but you can't be a crutch for her to lean on for too long. she would just be replacing one crutch(the alcohol) for another(you). has she considered going to any aa meetings? i know they have worked wonders for my brother. i don't know if you drink, but if you do it would also be good for you not to drink around her. another thing is try not to lecture. my brother does that to me all the time and it just makes things worse. so as far as giving her a little extra help keep in mind that you can only "help" so much. she has to be willing to help herself. spike, much luck to you and especially to your partner! i hope i was of some small help.

I can totaly relate with what you are going thru. My husband is an recovering alocholic and has been for almost a year. He too is a strong and amasing indvidual who needed/s alot of support. It sounds like you are doing an great job. One thing that I found that helped me help him was I went to Alanon meetings. It helped me understand what he was going thru and would be experiencing. Another thing that we did was we turned to Subliminal Persuasion Self Hypnosis. We have a family memeber that used this to help him stop smoking. It really and truly works! If you are interested you can go to www.potentialsunlimited.com. . There you will find the CD that will be fit your situation. Good luck to you and yours.

Hi Spike, just wondoring how your girlfriend is doing on her recovey. Hope all is well for the both of you.