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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell him to go to al-anon for support.

Statistically when it’s the husband who is the alcoholic, the wife toughs it out.  When it’s the woman, she usually gets dumped.

Addiction is a disease that very hard to treat because the person who needs to acknowledge there’s a problem and wants to change.  Even when they’ve come to this point, they may still relapse.  That’s why going to meetings is part of the program and enforced rehab doesn’t usually work.[/quote]

He’s been listening to their podcasts as not a free minute in his day to go to meetings.  She is an atheist and says she hates the AA meetings and the people there because of religious spin so won’t go anymore.[/quote]

This is really an excuse she is using to continue her addiction.  AA is not religious.  There are secular meetings out there and also Smart Recovery meetings.
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Completely agree.  I am married to an alcoholic, and this is the same exact excuse my husband gave about not going to AA meetings; the truth was that (at the time) he didn't want to get better.

He's been sober for over 3 years.[/quote]

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