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Quote From: e_lynd

 I am also a nurse and married to an active alcoholic.  I was also shocked at the violence, but am not all that surprised.  Unless you live with an alcoholic, you don't know what it is like.  Thank God things have never gotten to that point for me, but when you grow up with that and it is what you know and are comfortable with, unless you get help, you will probably repeat it.  I was disappointed that Dr. Phil never mentioned Al-Anon on the program.  Al-Anon has saved my life, and I know I will never be able to graduate, because it helps me in all aspects of my life, not just living with my alcoholic.  I know my children have seen the changes in me, when I can learn to detach from my alcoholic and not take his behaviors and his drinking personally, I do much better.  Alcoholism is such a powerful disease, why else would anyone else put themselves thru what Steve and millions of other alcoholics do every day?  I hope they are able to get better, either apart or together.  And I hope and pray that their daughters are able to get help and lead "normal" lives, and just be kids.