Davyatsea
Member
Hi there. Wife was charged under Section 4(1) with court date soon. This was two weeks ago. She has posted on certain forums and nearly EVERYONE has advised her to give up alcohol. She has stated that she would rather give up driving than alcohol, which scares me as her husband, especially when we have two children with special needs and receive little to no family support.
She has numerous social occasions (pre-planned), which I can guarantee will involve alcohol, and has also been invited to works drinks next Friday. The location is where it all started two weeks ago leading up to her trying to drive home under the influence.
It's not for me to tell my wife, she cannot drink, especially as I enjoy a night out when I can (not very often, I hasten to add). However, I am concerned she hasn't hit her rock bottom, even with a conviction pending. She has been to a local alcohol addiction assessment and has been advised to contact AA. Again, I cannot force her to go. She previously had issues with food, resulting in a gastric bypass, so now its the alcohol, which she relies on, rather than something more positive.
Any advice would be really helpful please, as I'm sure my wife is not alone in how she is feeling.
She has numerous social occasions (pre-planned), which I can guarantee will involve alcohol, and has also been invited to works drinks next Friday. The location is where it all started two weeks ago leading up to her trying to drive home under the influence.
It's not for me to tell my wife, she cannot drink, especially as I enjoy a night out when I can (not very often, I hasten to add). However, I am concerned she hasn't hit her rock bottom, even with a conviction pending. She has been to a local alcohol addiction assessment and has been advised to contact AA. Again, I cannot force her to go. She previously had issues with food, resulting in a gastric bypass, so now its the alcohol, which she relies on, rather than something more positive.
Any advice would be really helpful please, as I'm sure my wife is not alone in how she is feeling.