Originally Posted by
AnvilheadII 
until your wife has some considerable sober time under her belt, it will be impossible to determine whether there is truly an underlying mental health component or not.
I know, thats why I am relying on the professionals that deal with this. I do think the therapist that she is seeing is really good at spotting the behavioral patterns and dealing with addictions. Her psychiatrist is supposed to be top notch on mental illnesses. I just wish it was moving faster. We don't even know what we are battling yet, I don't even know what the recovery plan looks like. But I understand this moves slowly.