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What should a wife do to save her husband from alcoholism? Why is it beneficial to be the wife of an alcoholic and what does codependency have to do with it? Archpriest Alexander Gavrilov, rector of the Church of the Inexhaustible Chalice Icon at the St. Petersburg drug addiction hospital, a specialist in working with addicts and their families, and spiritual father of the Ruchey rehabilitation center, answers questions from a reader of the Foma magazine. You can SUPPORT our channel and make a donation at this link: https://lp.foma.ru/podderzhite-nash-v... Thanks to your help, we will be able to make new videos! Letter from a reader: “…We got married when we were both 19 years old. Three years passed — and my husband turned into a real alcoholic. He had been drinking before, and then the situation began to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Once it even got to delirium tremens. I talked to psychologists. They say that my husband is an animal and that I should divorce him. My family and friends also think that I should run away from him as soon as possible. But that means trampling him! He is a living person, he loves me and our daughter! " Anastasia Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:05 - Letter from a reader 3:57 - The task is to teach to be sober 5:06 - Everyone has their own "bottom" 7:28 - 97% ring the alarm bells when it's too late 7:49 - About secondary benefits 10:15 - What did the Americans do? 11:21 - Addiction is a family disease 12:50 - What was the tragedy? 14:50 - What about love? 16:20 - About excess weight 18:00 - Are the wife's efforts enough for her husband to recover from alcoholism? 19:53 - What should a wife do to save her husband? 22:19 - "You may not use, but have the worldview of a drug addict" 26:13 - Dopamine is the best booster: list 27:43 - What to do? 31:30 - "Let the alcoholic hit bottom" 32:40 - Is it possible to cope on your own? 35:30 - "You need an outside specialist" 35:55 - Steps to healing Ask your question to the priest in the COMMENTS to this video, or send it to the email address [email protected] Related materials: My husband drinks. What should I do? https://foma.ru/muzh-pet-kak-mne-byt.... We have a sharp and interesting conversation with a priest about current topics. Together we answer people's questions that come to the email address of the Foma magazine, a modern media outlet about Orthodoxy. We doubt, console, and inspire. SUBSCRIBE to the channel so as not to miss new videos "Foma" http://www.foma.ru in social networks: Instagram: https://instagram.com/foma_magazine?u... VKontakte: https://vk.com/foma_magazine Facebook: / foma.ru TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSefwLYhX/