It really does! It explains why every time I tried to reason with him I became increasingly frustrated. Why we seemed to go in circles. Why it was always turned back on me. Why there was always SOME reason he had to drink, whether it was a mood, an event, or a person (me).
I had no idea addiction was so bad. It's a miracle people make it to recovery at all and explains why most never do and why it has to get so bad before help is sought. My love is not and never would have been enough. I couldn't fix him no matter hard I tried. I feel lucky that I experienced an event traumatic enough to snap me out of it