Hi i need some advice or maybe support. My husband is an alcholic. We have been together 8 yrs.We both have always drank socially.I slowly stopped drinking all together over ther years. His escalated. We have had a rough 2 years.His bipolar ex-wife keeps him in court over little stuff , His15 yr old daughter has a drinking problem that ironically we tried to stop and so she refused to visit.Her Mom and my husband still hate each other so she wasnt ecouraged to visit. My 18 yr old daughter had a baby, He lost his job, My ex is trying to get custody of my girls. The alcohol has taken over his life. The past year and ahalf have been a nightmare and its only gotten worse. He also suffers from depression and he has been taken by ambulance twice in the last 6 months to the hospital after I found him unconscious.It was dehydration.He was admitted both times. One time for 3 days the other 2.I figured that would do it. It didnt. Iam tired. Im scared. He is not the person I married. I feel sorry for him and in another breath he makes me sick for puitting our family through this.I have no clue how he makes it home some nights he is so drunk. I get so angry .That is just being wreckless. He has stopped paying the bills. That is not like him. What should I do before he hurts himself or someone else?

Try to talk him into checking himself into an inpatient program for at least 30 days. Alcohol withdrawl is one the most serious. It can actually kill you if it is not monitered by a doctor. God bless you.

Does he admit he had a problem? He really needs some treatment and AA meetings. Many treatment programs charge based on your income. You need to go to Al-Anon support meetings for families of alcoholics. They are usually everwhere, often held at churches. Contact your local AA chapter and ask them for an Al-Anon meeting list. It should be in the phone book. Sounds like you really need to talk to some people who understand where you are coming from and can offer suggestions and advice, so definitely get yourself into a support group, even if he won't get help for himself. You don't even have to participate, just go to one and sit in the back and listen until you decide if it is for you or not. You have to remember to take care of you. You have a life and problems too. Don't just get caught up in his issues and forget about yourself. Good luck and take care of yourself.