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Originally Posted by nilotic7  I keep having thoughts about what if my step-father divorces her and she tries to live with me? Because I can't handle that, I think it would ruin the relationship I have with my boyfriend of 4 years. And I keep thinking that if she can't get control she will end up killing herself with this... |
Just to add a cliche/homilys\/slogan, "don't bleed 'til you're shot."
It's easy to get the brain spins and worry about these scenarios, but it doesn't help you feel better. GingerM is right that you'd have every right to say, "No, you're not moving in with me" -- and having her move in would probably be bad for all concerned, in any case. But what I'm getting at is that worrying about things that may not (or probably won't) even happen... isn't healthy.
Drunks lie, manipulate, prevaricate, and do whatever they have to do to avoid having to change their behavior. It's frustrating, but it just gets back to Step 1: We're powerless over other people's drinking/behavior/etc.
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