Do alcoholics really change for their significant others?

Here are 10 things that you can stop doing that may help relieve some of the stress and conflict involved with living with an alcoholic or addict. ... read more

You might wonder what you can do to change the situation, and whether or not the person even wants your help. Alcoholism is a term used to describe someone with an alcohol use disorder. Someone with alcoholism has both a physical and psychological dependence on alcohol. read more

Shelly I would suggest you educate yourself on alcoholism. Alcoholism is not a choice. It may have started with a choice that lead to a disease when they could no longer control their intake. Drinkers do have feelings. They are human not robots. You stopped drinking because you were sick and tired of something. read more

You really need to work with other people who know what they are doing. Al-Anon/Alteen is a good place to start. Al-Anon is a non-profit group devoted to helping family, friends and acquaintances of people with drinking problems. read more