Review: An Alcoholic Husband Can Help Other Who Are Hurting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
I picked up a copy of "An Alcoholic Husband A Story of Love and Hope" by Carol Mills the other day. Being a Police Officer for over 12 years I could sympathize with her and her story.The authors story starts off with a rocky childhood and an abrasive if not mentally abusing father. It was hard for the author to find the fatherly figure she needed in her life. She turned to relationship after relationship as many abused children do, looking for love in all the wrong places. As the author grew she got into an abusive relationship that lasted 7 years. A story of ups and downs through her relationship. As the relationship become more and more abusive the author was torn between trying to help someone she loved, giving her all and the fear of being injured severally or killed. She also feared for her small children and knew the situation was dangerous for her family.She made a choice to escape from the dangerous at just the right time, fleeing to a safer location where she and her children wouldn't be discovered. The story is sad, but a wake up call for those in these types of relationships. I think anyone that is in or has been in a similar situation will relate to this true story. Just knowing someone else has walked in your shoes and hearing a positive outcome can provide those that are hurting with hope.The author shed's light at the end, reassuring individuals in similar situations that you can have a brighter future, but you must take action to leave the bad situation. She is living proof that individuals can and do escape these terrible situation if they just make the decision for change. If I could sum up this book it would be HOPE for those suffering in an abusive relationship.I highly recommend this book for anyone that is suffering in an abusive relationship, rather it is from alcohol, drugs or simply violence. I've seen first hand the abusive relationships caused from alcohol and drugs. It's my personal feeling that no one deserves to ever live in a relationship where they are abused. There is a better life waiting for you. It's your decision to take action and create the life you deserve.