Coping With An Alcoholic-Tips To Help You Learn How To Cope With Alcoholics (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Book 2)

Coping With an Alcoholic

Tips From The Book On Coping With The Alcoholic

• Use the following statements as responses- rather than reacting in a negative way to the alcoholics button pushing: “You may be right.” “That’s your opinion.” That’s not true.” “I’m sorry you feel that way. “ ”Oh really… tell more about that”. Once you use one of these, zip your lip and say nothing more.
• Never give an ultimatum unless you are certain you’ll carry through with it.
• Do not drive around looking for the alcoholic/addict.
• When they want to argue with you, tell them you don’t care to discuss this now. Go into

Foundations For Coping With An Alcoholic Spouse, Child, Friend or Family Member:

• Detaching from the alcoholic
• Loving the alcoholic without conditions
• Setting boundaries with the problem drinker
• Stopping the process of enabling the substance abuser

7 Ways Of Dealing With An Alcoholic From The Book

1. Never argue with the substance abuser.
2. Don’t confront the addict’s lies.
3. Refuse to go searching for them.
4. Don’t call them on the phone to satisfy your curiosity.
5. Don’t listen to their mean phone messages.
6. Make your point by saying things once, as anything more than that would be considered as trying to control their behavior.
   
7. Don’t have serious conversations with the addict when they are intoxicated.

1. Deatch
2. Stop being an enabler
3. Love without conditions
4. Set boundaries