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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here:  thank you to those of you who have posted supportive or informational comments.  The diagnosis was from a doctor who specializes in addiction.  It's important to point out that while we have been together for about 25 years, my spouse was obviously not in the advanced stage of the disease the entire time. The worst of it has been in the past couple of years. It was much easier to overlook in the early days because there were not the other issues present of neglecting self-care, inability to maintain a job, shirking of responsibilities etc.  My spouse has admitted to having had a dependence on alcohol for a very long time, but it was not interfering with functioning in the same way it is now.

The issue at this point, as one poster pointed out, is that the deception runs far deeper than just this disease.  There have been lies on so many fronts, and the total and complete break down in trust will be difficult to repair.  [/quote]

Addiction is a disease, and covering up to feed the addiction is part of it. There is a book (if you are a reader) author is Tiffany Jenkins; she was a drug addict and the lengths she went to feed the addiction was eye opening to me. 
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