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<blockquote data-quote="JayPee" data-source="post: 749685" data-attributes="member: 23405"><p>TL sorry for your struggles. I was married for 30 yrs to an alcoholic. The first fifteen were not so bad but the last half was sheer insanity. For me it was like I was holding my breath every time he entered detox and then rehab. Always hoping this would be the moment of reckoning only to sometimes have himself discharged that same day or a couple of days later. Usually someone “who really had the addiction problem” set him off. When I was living through it I have to say it was pre Al anon and I was not compassionate towards the end. I was frustrated, worn out, despondent and just trying to survive the insanity of it. I have learned a lot and now realize what a very difficult journey this is for the alcoholic. We are powerless to change them. It’s a three fold process that’s spiritual, physical and psychological for their recovery. You can only hope and pray that each time he’s receiving detox and meetings that it’s all working towards the day he finally gets it. </p><p></p><p>I will keep him in my prayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JayPee, post: 749685, member: 23405"] TL sorry for your struggles. I was married for 30 yrs to an alcoholic. The first fifteen were not so bad but the last half was sheer insanity. For me it was like I was holding my breath every time he entered detox and then rehab. Always hoping this would be the moment of reckoning only to sometimes have himself discharged that same day or a couple of days later. Usually someone “who really had the addiction problem” set him off. When I was living through it I have to say it was pre Al anon and I was not compassionate towards the end. I was frustrated, worn out, despondent and just trying to survive the insanity of it. I have learned a lot and now realize what a very difficult journey this is for the alcoholic. We are powerless to change them. It’s a three fold process that’s spiritual, physical and psychological for their recovery. You can only hope and pray that each time he’s receiving detox and meetings that it’s all working towards the day he finally gets it. I will keep him in my prayers. [/QUOTE]
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