Anon SPW member gives her honest and heart wrenching account of being with loving, and letting go an Alcoholic partner.

I have lived the life of ‘The Wife of an Alcoholic’ for many years. It’s not a moniker I would have chosen for myself, but it is who I have become. Now, it is an identity I want to shed. I have a mountain to climb to become ‘me’ again. I am rebuilding myself – my mind and body- from the ground up. 

Have you become aware that you are using alcohol or substances more frequently than you used to? Or perhaps you have noticed that you are thinking about alcohol or substances a lot over recent weeks or months.

Are you aware that you are withdrawing from your family or aware that you are becoming less open and truthful about how much you are drinking or using.