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my wife and i are alcoholics.

i’ve been trying to stop and have been relatively successful. however, she continues to buy booze and it’s hard for me not to drink. in fact, right now she just left to buy more after i told her not to; we’ve had enough. i’m at a loss as to what to do. i feel like i have no control anymore. please help. and the AA stuff helps but doesn’t provide an immediate solution.

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mykidsmom offline Verified User (4 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

Recognizing the problem is the first step - you need to seek out professional help - attend an AA meeting. Your wife may not be ready to face her problem at this time - you can suggest she join you but you may have to be strong and wait for her to be ready. You must take control of your life - my father is an alcoholic (sober for about 11 years) - he was very different when he was drinking.
And there are only two ways to escape alcoholism… #1. get help and stop drinking, or #2. drink yourself to death.
Please be encouraged by your acknowledgement of the problem, I pray you find help soon - first thing in the morning call the AA and find out where there is a meeting you can attend.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (2 hours, 58 minutes after post)

the AA meetings can help immediately, if you get REALLY SUPER INVOLVED. you have to make it a major part of your life, so that every time you want to take a drink you have something else to think about or do that involves AA. you can do service work, but the most important thing to do is find a good sponsor. tell him/her about your situation and THEY WILL HELP. they have the knowledge and experiance you need to get into a better situation. :)

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