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To: Suma who wrote (1199)	9/10/2007 8:06:22 PM
From: Yorikke	Read Replies (1) of 1564

I lived with an alcoholic girlfriend for a number of years. The booze destroyed our relationship, but in the end she managed to get off the sauce and sober up. Looking back on it I can only say that I was fairly constant in attempting to point out the ways the drinking was ruining her life, it was ruining our lives. I recounted the nights out, the embarassments, the mindless stupidity at home, and all the abuse that came from her when she was drunk. I didn't get mad, I just didn't give up. It was hard. She was a natural bitch and that complicated matters. Sometimes it was hard to tell if she was just bitchy or really drunk, or the drinking brought on the bitchiness, or the hang-over was the cause of the bitchiness. When she finally sobered up it became apparent that the bitchiness was just a part of her sober personality. I finally talked her into getting some help and she went to AA. I think the stories she heard there scared some sense into her. She found the systems of the AA very helpful and latched on to them. It really helped. She went off the booze and began to face all the issues that were tormenting her. It was a long process. We were no longer sleeping together but I stayed with her, and listened, and went to an occasional meeting with her. I was her friend if not her lover. AA is a surpisingly good tool for alcoholics. It gives them a lot of support and exposes thier lies to themselves via others stories and the confrontations of people who care. We still see each other on occasion, she is still sober, and we share that time of recovery as something very special. It was hard, but it was worth it.

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