Originally Posted by
suki44883 
It may never happen and you certainly can't make it happen. The guy just isn't ready yet. Nothing you can do about it, so take care of yourself and focus on what is best for you and leave him to follow his own path.
How does one move forward in life knowing that a brilliant person is trapped inside of an addiction that will inevitably kill them? Or how to surrender to accepting that we, as bystanders to this insanity, are powerless? The thought of him deteriorating more or to the point of death is horrifying and haunts me every single day. Do they have to break the barrier of denial before real progress can be made?