To think DH should take my alcohol issue seriously?

[LellowYedbetter]

I posted on here a few days ago about being concerned at the amount I drink. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday I drink between 5-7 cans per night.

I have decided to get my act together, starting with tonight.

I told DH of my concern and told him I wanted to stop drinking, especially on Thursday and Sunday nights but also Friday and Saturday if I can manage it. He agreed to support me. I asked him not to offer me any drinks tonight. (It’s harder to resist temptation if someone is actually offering you them).

6.30pm comes around and he offers me a can as he cracks one open for himself 🤨 I decline. He has two more and then asks if I want one. I decline. I’ve just come to sit in living room to find a beer sitting on the coffee table (in front of where I sit) waiting to be opened. I say to DH “why is there a beer on the coffee table?” And he replies “I got it for you”. NOW I’m tempted.

I’m still trying to resist but it’s just got a whole lot harder. Why is he trying to encourage me to drink??

My drinking ramped up incredibly a year ago. I drunk every day, sometimes just one glass but usually a lot more. Dh who was the bigger drinker when we met, has gone weeks without drinking, but not me.

We are now doing a dry April and I'm 5 days in, it feels really good and like I can get back to my old self of a glass or two on Friday or Saturday.

Good luck OP, your dh will probably continue to sabotage you but if you can give up cigarettes while he didnt, you've got great will power and can do this too!

Well done on sticking with it. I highly recommend the facebook group Club Soda, really good for helping cutting down or giving up the booze.