How do can I explain to girlfriend that Naltrexone is working even though to I may be drinking just as much and in some instances more?
My girlfriend doesn't understand why I cant just quit drinking, I tell her that is the end goal. She sees little change after me being on naltrexone for 7 weeks, but I feel different, even though I may be drinking the same amount. I am drinking less , but she doesnt see a drastic change. I will continue taking it for 3 months minimum. It is frustrating when my girlfriend wants me to announce to my other friends that this will be the last time that I am drinking, because alcohol has been negatively affecting my mood to the point of having an 'off day' or feeling very sad once every 10 days or so. To her Naltrexone just seems like an excuse to delay quitting, of course it isn't. If I could just wake up and quit one day I would but I cant. I have been to 28 day rehab twice and it just doesn't work for me. How can I get her to understand that by me quitting without the Sinclair method, I am actually setting myself up for drinking more, she doesn't understand addiction at all, she smokes cigarettes but can easily go days and days without smokes even though she has no intention of quitting, and she can easily afford cigarettes, and there is a store 2 blocks away. While for me If I have no intention of quitting, I cant just quit for a few days just for fun...because it isn't fun.

Hi neptune
Have you come cross this thread?
You might find it helpful.
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Chris

Your girlfriend is weird. Weird in an excellent way, but weird nonetheless.

Maybe it would help for her to talk to other smokers, so that she can see their astonished expressions when she explains that she goes for days without smokes because she doesn't want to walk a couple of blocks. That's just not normal, and if she realizes that it's not normal for smokers then she may have a better understanding of its not being normal for alcoholics.

Its a hard question to answer. I can see where shes coming from as it sounds completly backwards if you don't read up on the science behind it and even then its still hard to believe.

I'm just glad I don't have to convince someone. Reading the books probably her best bet.

Hi Neptune ,

Has she read all the science behind the Sinclair method , has she read all the articles about Nalmefene and how it is approved in the European union to do exactly the same thing as Naltrexone (which are very similar) . And WTF is she talking to your friends about your issues . I am single but if I had a girlfriend and she had any problems that would be strictly between me and her as well as any methods to solve the problems . That's just my 2 cents . If she wont do the research then I know what I would do , but maybe that's why I am single

All the best j.

I can see that for some people the method is hard to understand as everything in society tells us that an alcoholic must stop drinking and yet this method is saying the opposite. I think it's really important for your girlfriend to read the information for herself. Get her to read the book or read through this site. There's a section on the board index for concerned spouses and a read through some of the cured threads or progress updates might just convince her of it's merits. You know yourself better than anybody and it's up to you to decide what treatment suits you best. Rehab and abstinence obviously haven't worked.You can feel that TSM is having an effect and that's important. For lots of people there are ups and downs along the way and it may well take longer than 3 months so it's good to be prepared for that. Ultimately, you have to do what's best for you.

Wishing you well,
Ruth.