Wife Of An Alcoholic: Recovery | Loving An Alcoholic | Codependency| Michelle Lisa Anderson

Loving someone who drinks too much or suffers from substance abuse can be really difficult. No one prepares you for how to handle the lying, the denial, or the feelings of of hopelessness. What you think should work, doesn't. So you’re left not really knowing what to do. Your best doesn't seem to be helping him or her get sober. That’s why you need some direction. A clear path that will teach you exactly what to do and what not to. You might be thinking you’re helping, but you could actually be hurting your partner. What feels like a loving thing to do might actually be enabling. How do you know if you’re helping or hurting the person you love? You start your own program. If you loved a man or woman with cancer, you would go to an expert who would teach you how to care for them. But what experts sometimes forget to tell us that it’s equally important for us to care for ourselves while living with someone who is sick. And that’s the mistake that we’re going to talk about today. So often we get completely wrap