Posted on Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 at 9:33 am in Latest News.
John Gillen - Author | Last Updated: 30th January 2023 | All Sources
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Posted on Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 at 9:33 am in Latest News.
John Gillen - Author | Last Updated: 30th January 2023 | All Sources
Alcoholism is, obviously, damaging to your life in many ways. Aside from the physical and financial repercussions that come with any addiction, the effect of alcohol abuse on your personal relationships is severe, and can eventually lead to separation or even complete isolation from loved ones.
Research has found that, in marriages with domestic violence problems, alcohol dependency is a factor in around 60% of cases. Family members of an alcoholic often become complicit in the addiction, becoming codependent and inadvertently fuelling the addiction with their own coping mechanisms. With alcohol addiction, drinking becomes the alcoholic’s priority, on top of physical dependence, and everything else in their life takes a back seat.
Some of the minor ways in which an alcoholic may affect their family, leading to bigger problems include:
Spouses and partners of alcoholics often find their own lives completely taken over by their partner’s addiction. Issues that many partners report include:
Whilst trying to deal with the behaviour of an alcoholic, their partner and/or children will find themselves trying to minimise the problem or trying to ‘keep the peace’. Although this may work temporarily, the root cause of the problem – alcohol – is still a factor and the negative impact of drinking increases over time. Unhealthy coping strategies may include:
Children are badly affected when one or both parents suffers from alcohol addiction or substance abuse issues. Because, as mentioned before, the addiction tends to take priority over everything else, the children are at risk of being seriously neglected, which can lead to a host of issues.
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism in the family can lead children to suffer from:
If you are the spouse or partner of an alcoholic, it is critical that you get help as soon as possible, before the long term effects of alcoholism take their toll. The easiest way for an alcoholic to overcome their addiction is through rehab and therapy.
Cassiobury Court is a dedicated, residential rehab centre, which encourages addicts to get to the root cause of their addiction in order to prevent relapse. Patients are looked after from detox through to therapy, and are able to enjoy 12 months’ aftercare including a personalised recovery plan to help them to cope with cravings. Rehabilitation can take anything up to 90 days, depending on how serious the issue is, and there are support groups, and individual and family therapy sessions to help every member of the family come to terms with the problem.
Before you can get your partner into treatment services, though, you need to tackle the issue sensitively, so that they are open to it.
If you are concerned about yourself of your partner’s alcohol consumption, Cassiobury Court can be reached on 01923 369 161 or you can text HELP to 83222. Or use our online contact form.
John Gillen - Author - Last updated: 30th January 2023
John Gillen is a leading addiction treatment expert with over 15 years of experience in providing evidence-based treatment methods for individuals throughout the UK. John is also the co-author of the book, The Secret Disease of Addiction which delves into how the addictive mind works and what treatment techniques work best.
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