Originally Posted by atalose

How about instead of saying “dumped by my alcoholic” change that thinking to read:

“I have been freed by my alcoholic boyfriend”.

Freed from HIS: lies, manipulations, guilt trips and blame for HIS addiction.

Fantasy VS reality = your future lies in accepting reality and letting go of what ever kind of fantasy you had that involved this person.

Andy by all means take legal actions to protect yourself and support for your child.