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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 139042" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">gvc, He grew up in an alcoholic family - I mean real raging alcoholics and so from the early years it was learned behaviors, but in recent years his alcoholism is an unhealthy way of dealing with his stress and boredom and frustrations. It's been a battle for a few years and back in Dec '06 things came to a head and difficult child was involved indirectly, I tossed him out of the house for a few days and when he returned he promised not to drink anymore and seek counseling. Well, he had a drug/alcohol counselor who was good, but he felt he didn't 'click' with the man and said he'd find some one else. He never did, so in answer to your question about how he's dealing with those emotions that led to his alcoholism...he's not. Unfortunately, my H is VERY strongly against medications and it's in large part because every other commercial is another drug being pushed. I swear, if they didn't have all those stupid commercials, I think more people who actually needed the medications would seek them out. But now he's afraid to put them in his body, thinks depression is BS and that working and exercise can cure it. Seriously. He thinks his vitamins and laborous work will save him. Thanks for sharing. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Thanks Star. I'm just exhausted by the whole thing. I really feel that I am coming to a crossroads with H. I do not want to spend the rest of my life doing nothing. I've worked so freakin hard to provide a home and family for my dds and now that I'm almost free, I want to live the life I've been waiting to live. I thought H was right there with me, but he's not. And although his problem is likely chemical, if he won't seek help for it, am I supposed to just sit idly by and live my life alone but stuck? It's too much.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 139042, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]gvc, He grew up in an alcoholic family - I mean real raging alcoholics and so from the early years it was learned behaviors, but in recent years his alcoholism is an unhealthy way of dealing with his stress and boredom and frustrations. It's been a battle for a few years and back in Dec '06 things came to a head and difficult child was involved indirectly, I tossed him out of the house for a few days and when he returned he promised not to drink anymore and seek counseling. Well, he had a drug/alcohol counselor who was good, but he felt he didn't 'click' with the man and said he'd find some one else. He never did, so in answer to your question about how he's dealing with those emotions that led to his alcoholism...he's not. Unfortunately, my H is VERY strongly against medications and it's in large part because every other commercial is another drug being pushed. I swear, if they didn't have all those stupid commercials, I think more people who actually needed the medications would seek them out. But now he's afraid to put them in his body, thinks depression is BS and that working and exercise can cure it. Seriously. He thinks his vitamins and laborous work will save him. Thanks for sharing. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Thanks Star. I'm just exhausted by the whole thing. I really feel that I am coming to a crossroads with H. I do not want to spend the rest of my life doing nothing. I've worked so freakin hard to provide a home and family for my dds and now that I'm almost free, I want to live the life I've been waiting to live. I thought H was right there with me, but he's not. And although his problem is likely chemical, if he won't seek help for it, am I supposed to just sit idly by and live my life alone but stuck? It's too much.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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