How can i Help the love of my life with his alcohol addiction?
Im tired of going from dr to specialist to being told he’s going to die! We’ve tried some meds and most of them result in the Emergency Room! What can i do or give him that will help with the withdrawls and won’t cause him to become addicted to what is helping him. 1 addiction i can handle but getting addicted to pills after being addicted to alcohol im not sure if ill be able to handle that! and for 12 step programs I dont think so! I minus well just let him die! The only modivation he has is me(our love & Christ) and im not sure sending him away would be the smartest thing to do! Any advice will be appreciated!
SuperVibrationalEscrow posted: 13 Aug at 6:56 am
Actually sending him away is EXACTLY what to do. They even have Christian based rehabs, although if he isn’t that into religion for real, it would be better to have just a regular rehab. In rehab, they can detox him by knocking him out or any number of methods that dont involve a prescription. Then he can dry out and they will spend time talking with him about why he is drinking to start with. If you won’t do a ‘program’ and he has already gone beyond the point where you can detox him at home.. .like he has seizures and so on… then rehab is the only thing you can do to save him. But no matter what, never get suckered into buying the booze for him. You don’t want to be an enabler.
Maverik posted: 13 Aug at 7:16 am
I have yet to see a “only 2,367 steps to thinking like us!” program that actually worked. Its a thing of will. If he cant be convinced that it is bad for him and that he himself WANTS to stop, then hes not going to. nearly everything that he attempts to replace said addiction with will become another addiction, obviously. He has to really want it.
The only other real alternative aside from miracles and brain washing / hypnosis is to lock him in a cell for like a month and give him only the things that he needs. Though, ill be honest, I dont see that ending well.
*Verianna* posted: 13 Aug at 7:17 am
He has to help himself.