Living with an Alcoholic Husband: The Decision to Seek Help
Get help for your alcoholic husband!
Millions of people online share their own personal stories of success, failure, despair and the disasters that come from living with an alcoholic husband but few share the keys to success or the methods of finding help. It can be trying, difficult, deceitful, dangerous and utmost disastrous to live with an individual who is an alcoholic, especially when that individual is a loved one for whom you tend to make excuses for or to turn a blind eye to when things are going bad. Living with an alcoholic husband can be a very difficult situation but there is help—a rehab center that provides family support and therapy may be the best solution to this common problem.
You may think that you’ve already lost the battle, that there’s no way of helping your husband to get well and that even if you do attempt to get help, he will refuse. Some of this may be true. The fact is, he probably will refuse treatment at first and there may be very few things that YOU can do to help your husband besides support him when he does go for help but that is no reason to give up hope. An alcohol rehab center can help both your and your husband and you can also find local support to help you keep your head straight throughout this all.
The fact is, professional help is often necessary when it comes to alcoholism. If you are living with an alcoholic and you know that your husband needs help but despite your desire to help him he is refusing, there are additional actions that you can take to get things moving in the right direction. There’s intervention services that can also be of great help. You can hire an interventionist who will help you to find an alcohol rehab center that’s right for your husband and for your own needs and then the interventionist will work with you to devise a plan to help your husband see the extreme need that he has to get help.
Alcohol rehab centers can be found in most major cities as well as many rural areas so there’s always a good chance that you can get your husband help that’s close to home. This is ideal because the best way for the two of you to heal will be to seek family counseling and therapy. Often times, a rehab center will also provide family counseling on site so you can both get the help that you need. Your husband will likely need additional treatment and care for his own struggles with addiction and while he’s in treatment, it won’t hurt for you to seek some support as well.
Those who have a loved one who is an alcoholic can find get benefits in the support provided by groups such as Al-Anon. Almost an Alcoholics Anonymous for families and loved ones of those addicted to alcohol, Al-Anon provides support, education and care for the wives, children, mothers, fathers and loved ones of those who are addicted to alcohol. Sometimes, this alone is enough to help you see the light and find a way to help your husband or loved one to get well.
The traditional twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous outlines a course of action that is set for the recovery from addiction or compulsions as well as other behavioral problems. This 12-step type treatment was originally designed as a means of recovering from alcoholism but is now synonymously used for the treatment of all types of addiction…..
Unless you’ve been in a cave since the mid-1980’s, you know that drug use, particularly IV drug use, is correlated with HIV and AIDS. But over the last decade, the immune-deficiency disease hasn’t got the limelight it once did and people may not understand the risks associated with drug use and HIV. HIV/AIDS Basics A….
Many drug rehab centers have found that art therapy enables the individual to express their thoughts and feelings without saying anything at all but by painting, sculpting or using other forms of art as an expression gateway. Art therapy at drug rehab centers provides a foundation for expressing emotions that helps addicts to overcome difficult….
You’ve made the decision. You’re going to rehab. You’ve told your wife. Your parents. You even sent an email to your boss, explaining that you’ll be gone for a month and that your MFLA paperwork is being processed. Your bags are packed and you’re ready to go. Except for one thing. You haven’t told any….
Not all drug rehab centers actually provide results but in many cases, drug rehab really does work to eliminate addiction and help individuals overcome the physical and psychological issues that surround their addiction. Drug rehab works for a number of reasons that are related to both the type of program that is provided as well as….
Walton, New York alcohol treatment center, The New Direction, provides an intensive inpatient alcohol treatment program that helps addicts recover from alcoholism and regain control of their lives. The New Direction has been providing patients with intensive inpatient alcohol treatment in Walton, New York since 1977. Founded on the philosophy that recovering addicts who are….
A new study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts was released in March 2018, detailing the severity of opioid addiction and abuse in the Bay State. Sadly, the report found that a majority of people in the state know or have known someone who struggled with opioid addiction, and a quarter of residents….
Methamphetamine abuse quickly leads to addiction, and once an individual becomes addicted to the drug, it is nearly impossible for them to stop abusing it on their own. While there are many rehab centers and treatment types that can be used to help a person recover from methamphetamine addiction, it is not an easy process…..
Many challenges are faced in addiction treatment by both families, loved ones, user’s and treatment professionals. While healing from addiction is up to the addict, many take comfort in knowing that healing is possible with the right means of commitment, support and treatment. If you’re in treatment, know someone in treatment or thinking about treatment,….
Alcohol addiction is one of the most, if not the most, difficult addictions for a person to overcome. Alcohol addiction requires treatment for most people. Fortunately, there are various types of alcohol rehab from which a person can choose. When a person develops an addiction to alcohol, which is the compulsive need to continually seek out….
Calls to numbers on a specific treatment center listing will be routed to that treatment center. Calls to any general helpline will be answered or returned by one of the treatment providers listed, each of which is a paid advertiser: ARK Behavioral Health, Recovery Helpline, Alli Addiction Services.
By calling the helpline you agree to the terms of use. We do not receive any commission or fee that is dependent upon which treatment provider a caller chooses. There is no obligation to enter treatment.
