Can you recommend any books for alcoholic's spouse?

My friend is married to an alcoholic for all her life. I really want to help her get through this because she's always sad and stressed about the whole situation. She loves him and he loves her and divorce is not an option. Could you please recommend any good books on how she can deal with her husband鈥檚 alcoholism and stay happy?


Thank you so much!Can you recommend any books for alcoholic's spouse?
If he loves here, he should go to AA. It is really hard to do it on your own. I know someone very close to me that refuses to go to AA, but can't do it alone.





Here are some sites:


http://www.aa.org/


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books:


http://www.amazon.ca/Alcoholics-Story-Th鈥?/a>


http://www.amazon.com/My-Top-12-Books-Al鈥?/a>Can you recommend any books for alcoholic's spouse?
This book changed my life.





THE ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTION CURE: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery


by Chris Prentis


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She can better deal with his alcoholism by getting support. Al-Anon can help.








http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/english.h鈥?/a>



Get her in touch with Alanon, they have lots of materials.
The Waldorf Bar Book
I'm ';technically'; a heavy drinker myself and my mom was her whole life, but she never turned to alcoholism, and I'm Thankful I didn't touch the stuff until I was 20 (practically legal). The thought of booze during the day makes me wanna puke.





But I have went on long enough benders (i.e. 8pm to 6am) a few nights in a row before where one day I woke up internally jittery and it SUCKED. I could see why people would fix it with alcohol to make it even, but I just went on a 7 hour walk. I don't want alcohol to break even, only to get a buzz and for the nice taste when life sucks.





He can try to cut back without being addicted to the stuff, which can be possible for some so they deal with withdrawals slowly, but depending how severe he'll most likely need to be hospitalized in rehab.





My uncle was a bad smoker, alcoholic for many years and went through rehab 7 times with bad seizures. But he hated his life, and I think he drank himself to suicide or a 'freak accident' with the story he burned himself and house down by passing out with a lit cigarette and it burned the house and he was too drunk to wake up from the flames.





My dad was a really bad alcoholic (never smoked tank God, it makes a difference), but he was to the point he stopped eating. recovered first rehab and been sober for 20+ years. However, he does indulge elsewhere now like bad diet and some script stuff, but I guess it's lesser of two evils.





Oh and btw, once in rehab, chances are he'll be px'ed vikatin and stuff to avoid overly bad seizures, but the problem is this stuff can be addictive too (like House!).