Alcoholic Spouse? Bye Codependency And Save Your Marriage
If you are married to an alcoholic spouse, chances are your life is miserable. An alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife can cause enough problems to lead to divorce. The problem can start out as innocently as your spouse drinking to unwind at the end of the day. However over time, you notice the amount increases to the point your spouse becomes alcohol dependent.In turn you have become codependent on your alcoholic spouse.
Here are 5 consequences on the non-addicted spouse of their partner’s problem with excessive drinking :
1. Increasing worry that your alcoholic spouse will get fired from their job and the loss of income affects the whole family.
2. Problems at work often leads to marital problems.
3. If your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife starts to withdraw from family activities, your marriage will suffer. Often the non-addicted spouse feels like a single parent which leads to resentment.
4. Sex life starts to suffer and there is less sexual and physical intimacy. If your spouse has become a serious alcoholic, your spouse may often pass out in bed reeking of alcohol which repulses their partner.
5. Verbal and emotional abuse may ensue when your alcoholic spouse drinks. Even though your spouse may apologize when they sober up, the damage is done. Many alcoholics have anger issues and their spouse feels like a punching bag.
The only way your marriage to your alcoholic spouse will improve is for your partner to acknowledge their excessive drinking and get help. This means you have to overcome your codependency that enables your spouse to keep drinking.
Stop rescuing your alcoholic spouse from the consequences of alcoholic dependence and you may be able to save your marriage. This is key. The burden falls on you, the non-addicted partner to do stop your codependence. Easier said than done, but if you want to save your marriage, this is your ticket.
The first step is to take a step back and think of what you can stop doing that will help “wake up” your spouse how much their excessive drinking rules both their life and yours. As you take charge of your own life, there is a good chance your spouse will “sober up”. Al-Anon and therapy may be important for you to make these changes.
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