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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 238699" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I'm not sure that I am qualified to even respond to your pain. My Dad was a recovering alcoholic who got his act together for the last three decades of his life. Due to his addiction my Mother who loved him, never trusted him. It was subtle but the barrier was there until the end of their lives.</p><p>My easy child/difficult child is an alcoholic who does his best not to drink on occasion. When he says that he is going to stay sober and then comes home drunk, I find that I feel betrayed...like it is a personal affront. Intellectually I know that he is not setting out to "hurt me or the family". He is in a battle against a foe that is alluring and meets a comfort need that we mere humans can't meet. It is a daily stressor and painful and fearful. I do not know about traveling the rollercoaster with a spouse. I have not been there done that. But...I think that maybe you are seeing it as a personal issue which means that you have not been able to detach. I don't envy you but live in a similar anxiety ridden sphere. Sending hugs your way. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 238699, member: 35"] I'm not sure that I am qualified to even respond to your pain. My Dad was a recovering alcoholic who got his act together for the last three decades of his life. Due to his addiction my Mother who loved him, never trusted him. It was subtle but the barrier was there until the end of their lives. My easy child/difficult child is an alcoholic who does his best not to drink on occasion. When he says that he is going to stay sober and then comes home drunk, I find that I feel betrayed...like it is a personal affront. Intellectually I know that he is not setting out to "hurt me or the family". He is in a battle against a foe that is alluring and meets a comfort need that we mere humans can't meet. It is a daily stressor and painful and fearful. I do not know about traveling the rollercoaster with a spouse. I have not been there done that. But...I think that maybe you are seeing it as a personal issue which means that you have not been able to detach. I don't envy you but live in a similar anxiety ridden sphere. Sending hugs your way. DDD [/QUOTE]
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