New to all this...
Hello to all. My eyes have been newly opened to the destructive force of alcoholism. I am involved with a man who has spent the better part of 15 years avoiding the fact that he is an alcholic. The "lightbulb" moment for me was when he laid his hands on me and abused me for the first time. He has been down the denial road for most of our relationship, but finally there is light... He has decided to attend his first AA meeting tonight in many years and I'm not sure how to feel about it. I have endured almost 2 years of his drinking getting progressively worse, as well as his verbal, mental and physical abuse. Now sometimes it feels like too little too late. But something inside of me knows that there is a wonderful man under this disease and I can't leave him alone in his time of need. I have never had to deal with addictions before and I am feeling very uncertain. My family is very lucky, as we are not predisposed to the disease and none of us drink. Where do I go from here? Thank you for any support or guidance you can give me.