Love Over Addiction
Summary: Do you love someone suffering from addiction? You're not powerless over this disease. You don’t need to wait for them to get sober to start feeling joy, happiness, and love. Join us for encouragement, hope, and some fun (because recovery doesn’t need to be depressing). If you feel exhausted from trying to help, depressed when they've been drinking or using drugs, and worried this roller coaster ride will never end – we can help.
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- Artist: Michelle Anderson
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I started to do some research, and I found that the fastest growing segment of people who are abusing alcohol is women. Yep. More than men. And get this: it’s women above the age of 40. Is that not crazy? That’s crazy to me. I would never have thought that. So in this episode of The Wife of an Alcoholic Podcast, I want to warn you about this growing trend and talk about drinking around your alcoholic.
Did you know that abuse thrives in isolation and that 50% of men in recovery admit that they have been physically abusive to their partner or spouse? And my guess is that close to 100% of men in recovery have been verbally abusive. Today on The Wife of an Alcoholic Podcast, I want to make sure you can recognize the signs of abuse in your relationship and provide a wonderful resource for you if you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship or situation.
Today I'm going to talk about your recovery. And I’m about to say something that you might not want to want to hear. Are you ready? You are addicted too. Listen to this episode of The Wife of an Alcoholic Podcast to learn what you're addicted to and the steps you need to take towards your own recovery.
Addiction thrives on the fact that it can mess with our minds. We get confused and feel guilty when our expectations are not met by our partner, particularly when we love a good man or a good woman who’s suffering from this disease. The four basic needs of a relationship involve love, attention, affection, and help from your partner. But are you expecting those four basic needs from somebody who can consistently meet them in a healthy way?
Deciding whether to stay or leave is an extremely common topic in our community. We long for the day addiction will let go of the one we love so dearly, but we’re not sure how much more we can take. Today I want to tell you about a tool that is available to you, but it’s not brought up often. This tool is a wonderful way to help you determine what you want for your future, and it’s called separation.
Detaching is a big buzzword in the recovery community. I hear a lot from the women in our secret Facebook group that detaching with love is almost impossible because it requires you to remove your emotions from the situation and from the outcome. Listen to this episode of The Wife of an Alcoholic Podcast to learn how to detach without frustration.
We have choices. We are not helpless, and we do not have to sit around and wait for things to get better in order to start feeling better. So, what do you do when you’ve been bullied? What do you do when addiction is trying to put you in your place with a bunch of lies? Do you retaliate and fight back? Do you walk away and give up? This episode will teach you what to do when addiction bullies you.
Addiction tries to make us believe that we’re crazy— that it’s us. It’s our fault. It tries to mess with our head. But that is not true; you are not crazy. There’s nothing about you that’s crazy. You’re the least crazy person in this situation. You’re the rational one. You are the convicted one. You’re the one in the relationship that actually has and knows what’s healthy and what’s not—what’s acceptable and not.
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