Alcoholic's Friend » Coping With Anger http://alcoholicsfriend.com Alcohol addiction help for people affected by active drinkers Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:59:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Handling the Threats of an Alcoholic http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/08/handling-threats-alcoholic/ http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/08/handling-threats-alcoholic/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:34:26 +0000 admin http://alcoholicsfriend.com/?p=754 Handling situations associated with alcoholism is challenging. The threats that an alcoholic makes can catch us off guard. I’m going to share a few situations that I’ve encountered and give you a few ideas that will help you deal with the irrational behaviors of the problem drinker.

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There is hope for you though even in the midst of all of your despair. I [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/06/stop-losing-your-temper-with-alcoholic/feed/ 0 Unbelievably Irritated With an Alcoholic http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/04/unbelievably-irritated-with-alcoholic/ http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/04/unbelievably-irritated-with-alcoholic/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:49:39 +0000 admin http://alcoholicsfriend.com/?p=402 Before finding help, I was so unbelievably mad, ticked off and constantly irritated with the alcoholic in my life. Listen, the day I walked into an Al-anon meeting was the best day of my life.

If you have never heard of Al-anon, it is an organization that helps people with their situation of living or [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/04/unbelievably-irritated-with-alcoholic/feed/ 0 Totally Frustrated With an Alcoholic? http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/04/totally-frustrated-with-alcoholic/ http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/04/totally-frustrated-with-alcoholic/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:17:09 +0000 admin http://alcoholicsfriend.com/?p=388 The longer we live with someone abusing alcohol, we become totally frustrated with their behaviors. Living with an alcoholic is too much for us and we need help. We reach the point where we don’t want to divorce an addicted spouse, but at the same time our frustrations cause us to want to just hit [...] Related posts:

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