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		<title>Happy Alcoholic Relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Have you ever heard that being happy is an inside job? What makes us unhappy in relationship to being with an alcoholic? </p>
<p>Have you ever wondered how you got involved with this person? Here&#8217;s a little clue, most people who drink too much at some point were a lot of fun to be with. This [...]


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		<title>Avoid Getting Abused by an Alcoholic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>If you are getting abused by an alcoholic there are some ways that you can avoid letting these behaviors continue to affect you. In this article, we will be looking at ways to set boundaries and how to protect yourself from the mental, physical and spiritual abusive behaviors that some problem drinkers have.</p>
<p>First off, if [...]


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		<title>Alcoholic Making Amends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>An alcoholic has wrecked havoc in relationships by the time they get sober. Making amends is something that every twelve step program encourages the recovering problem drinker to work toward.  </p>
<p>Basically, I would just like to point out something I feel is extremely important to understand. </p>
<p>An amend does not always need to be [...]


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		<title>Detaching From An Alcoholic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>What are the ways of detaching from someone who drinks too much? Why would we want to detach form an alcoholic? How can I do this in love when I am so angry at them for being this way? </p>
<p>This particular subject unfolds into many various roads. I will shed some light and share suggestions [...]


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		<title>Uncover The Secrets of Your Dysfunctional Life</title>
		<link>http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/06/uncover-secrets-dysfunctional-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Have you taken an honest look at whether you are happy or not? If I look at the secrets of my life in relation to interacting with an alcoholic, I find that I&#8217;m not happy about many things. There&#8217;s always fighting, arguing, blame and constant looming anxiety in the air. </p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t until I began [...]


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		<title>Alcoholic Spouse Stays Out All Night-What Should I Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Do you have an alcoholic spouse who has no respect for your marriage? Do they go out with friends and stay out all night? Do you have difficulty keeping your anger under control? Do you call them repeatedly on the telephone? What should you do?</p>
<p>Follow the tips  in this article and you will deal [...]


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		<title>Getting a Grip When an Active Alcoholic is in Your Life</title>
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<p>Do you feel out of control?</p>
<p>Is getting a grip on your emotions difficult?</p>
<p>Is the alcoholic in your life on a full blast destructive path?</p>
<p>Coping with a spouse, child, co-worker or friend who is an active alcoholic is tough stuff. We usually find our emotions all over the place and begin to recognize that we are [...]


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		<title>Constantly Thinking About an Alcoholic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>It is not healthy to be constantly thinking about anyone, let alone the alcoholic in your life. For some reason though, an alcoholic causes our thinking to get really out of whack.
If this sounds like what you are dealing with, I have a few suggestions to help you be able to get control of your [...]


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		<title>Three Ways to Never Confront an Alcoholic Again</title>
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<p>Tired of being the investigator? Are you always looking for the stashed alcohol so you can confront the alcoholic about their denial? Have you been putting marks on the booze bottles to see if they are drinking? Did they drink the Vodka and fill the container up with water? Did they stay out all night [...]


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		<title>Boyfriend is Drinking Alcohol All the Time</title>
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<p>Your boyfriend is drinking too much, what should you do? Associating with someone who is drinking alcohol on a regular basis can be very stressful. Having an addiction like this will effect everyone in the work place, close friends and family members. </p>
<p>What should you do to get them to drink less?
You cannot really do [...]


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