Originally Posted by soverylost
(Post 4867376)
He told me he was quitting last week. He got home from a week long business trip, and I took the garbage out and found an empty 40 oz bottle of vodka. Sad first thought I had, wow, 40 oz, he is cutting down. But he was going to quit. And I'm heartbroken again. Now what do i do? Tell him I found the bottle? I obviously can no longer trust him. SMART Recovery has free resources including tools to help you analyze your situation, a family forum, and online & local meetings if your interested in face to face support. The only thing I can sense truly in your posts is that possibly your not in a place emotionally where you are ready to make final decisions regarding your relationship, yet you know something needs to change. My suggestion is to hold off on those decisions (as long as you/kids are safe) and allow yourself time to stabilize. These are big decisions.. and you are the only one who has to live with the consequences, so never allow yourself to feel rushed. I would also suggest these books, which you can Google online if your interested: Get your loved one sober, alternatives to Nagging, pleading and threatening by Robert J Meyers & Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change by Jeffrey Foote.. |
My XA has been an alcoholic for over 20 years and on at least 50 different occasions promised to quit drinking...and often he did. Sometimes it was a few hours, a few days, a few months up to 8 months. Usually the pronouncement to stop drinking is on the heels of an event such as a black out with consequences....car accident, arrest, hospitalization or just some embarrassing incident. Alcoholics say a lot of things...we call it quacking and don't pay much attention to what the lips are saying. Nothing changes unless the A takes drastic action that includes life changing behaviors that include outside help and accountability factors. Becoming abstinent isn't the hard part it is the lifetime of living sober when the root of the problem isn't addressed through authentic recovery. Adjusting your expectations to the reality of addiction will help you find your own serenity as you take your own path and look after yourself...the only thing we can control actually. |
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