Thread: He Broke Down
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Old 05-29-2008, 07:03 AM
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laurie6781
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Worried Lady I am going to jump in here and give some opposite advice.

First, watch his actions. He may say he needs you to go with him to a meeting, HOWEVER, he NEEDS to do this on his own.

You cannot be HIS CRUTCH. He has to go to the counselor alone, he can do the meeting alone.

i will support him and go to meetings
Instead, check out Alanon and/or Naranon and find a meeting at the same time or times if he continues and he goes to his meeting and you go to YOUR Alanon or Naranon meeting. I suggest Alanon also because many times there are more Alanon meetings than Naranon meeting available.

This is his responsibility. I am glad he finally told you something you already knew or suspected. However, be very very careful, this could also be MANIPULATION. You cannot fix him, and to be honest you cannot help him.

I share this with you from my own experience..........................I will be 27 years sober on the 7th of June and will have 24 years in Alanon also on that same date.

PLEASE, find your own meetings. Let him work on him and you work on you.

J M H O

Please keep posting and let us know how YOU are doing, we do care very much.

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