I originally came here because I realized my husband had a serious addiction problem and I had NO CLUE WHAT TO DO! I was scared -- that was a big emotion for me at the time.
Then I took a huge break because I went into denial again and wanted to live my life as if everything was going to be okay.
It wasn't.
I came back again the week of Christmas because he went on a crazy bender again and I GOT IT (again) that he has a serious addiction problem and I am NOT NOT NOT okay. I was scared, and this time, I was really ANGRY, too. Massive amounts of trust have been broken, I have felt so hurt and betrayed, I was on the verge of going towards divorce, and my life was COMPLETELY unmanageable.
I don't know how I originally found it, but I can imagine I was looking for a drug recovery forum so I could "talk" to people who were dealing with this stuff. I didn't just want to read articles. I wanted to interact and really get help.
Great thread..thanks for starting it!