Conceal the Liquor. Throw away the bottles. Hide their money. Appeal to Their Love for Family. Appeal to Their Love for Life.

When dealing with a spouse that is an alcoholic, it is very common for the other spouse to come up with what they are feel are defensive tactics to stop the drinking (or drug abuse). Let me keep it sweet and simple.

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction like any other disease is not something you can wish away or reason away. Don’t think so? The next time you have a cold, I want you to hide the tissue and see if your nose stops running.

Spouse Says: “If I ignore it, it will go away.”

Sobriety Diva Says: If it has gotten to the point that you recognize a problem large enough for you to want to ignore “It”. It ain’t going anywhere (Did I say Ain’t?… Yes I did)

Spouse Says: “If I throw away the bottles, there won’t be anything to drink.”

Sobriety Diva Says: *blank stare* Take a moment to Google “Liquor Stores near [enter your city, state or Zip Code]

Moving right along….

Spouse Says: “If I hide their money, they won’t be able to buy the liquor Miss Know it All”

Sobriety Diva Says: First, where are you going to hide that they can’t find it? I know that from personal experience that when I needed money I was a bloodhound. And I won’t go into what I would do to get what I want when I really wanted, without a penny to my name.

Spouse Says: “If they really loved me, they wouldn’t choose alcohol over me!”

Sobriety Diva Says: My first thought was to go back to the runny nose comparison, but I will leave say this. Alcoholism is not a choice. Is the result of smaller choices along the way that involved into a condition that know one in their right mind would choose. If you think

your loved one would “choose” health issues, memory lapse, and emotional scarring over you…. Maybe they aren’t the only one with a problem.

Going back to Twitter…. This is why they don’t let me talk very much now.

~Sobriety Diva