Originally Posted by
HBHB 
I am suffering from so much guilt right now. I feel that if I were a better partner and paid more attention that perhaps she would not have felt the need to self medicate with opioids.
As Lucy mentioned, depression and anxiety go hand in hand with drug use. Which came first?
You are probably feeling false guilt. We should probably feel guilty for things we have done wrong, for instance if we hurt someone or some other transgression, but you actually aren't powerful enough to "fix" her addiction or her other mental challenges. She would need to want help first of all and then she would need to seek that professional help.
If love and compassion and care could cure addiction, these forums would be very quiet.