You're listening to the Wife of an Alcoholic Podcast. Do you wonder if you should tell anyone about your family disease and what's going on in your home or with your

son or daughter who drinks too much or suffers from addiction? Is there a friend or

family member you really want to confide in but you're not

sure how to tell them what's really going on in your home? Are you feeling lonely

and isolated because you've lost most of your friendships?

All of these things are completely normal and we're going to walk you through what to do if you're feeling this way.

So let's take the first one I mentioned about how do you talk to a friend or a family member about his disease?

Should you or is that something you should keep to yourself?

The first thing that we need to remember is that although this disease is

happening to him and we might feel a sense of guilt or betrayal if we share it with other people.

We must remember this disease is also part of our story.

And there is a way to share with friends and family

what's going on that is dignified and respectful to the ones we love.

So it is okay to share this information.

We need to eliminate the guilt.

That's just the lies of this disease

trying to make us feel bad for sharing because if we keep it a

secret this disease wins. That's exactly what addiction wants us to do,

because it keeps us feeling ashamed

and it keeps us sick and unhealthy.

So I want you right now to start to think about one or two people that you could share

this information with. But here's the deal about that.

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