Reply To: His Mother supports his addiction

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littlerose
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I’m so sorry for the frustration you must be feeling.

It’s never easy to fight ones corner against a loved ones family.

I totally understand you and sympathize with you strongly.

I will never understand why a mother would ever be in denial of her son being not only an addict but destroying himself like it’s got out of fashion.

I just hope that you don’t get isolated from him because of his mother.

That is my sad situation & believe me it can happen & you feel helpless to stop it.

My partner of 7yrs has 5 days ago deleted me out of his life.

Because he lives at home with his mother, he’s a mother’s boy & everything is about her & her well being.

He is an alcoholic in denial has many physical symptoms but still can function at work.

His mother buys him drink & openly enables him to do whatever he wants.

She has taken away every relationship he has by hating his ex Gfs.

But I’m his wife & it’s been lonely & exhausting trying to fight & defend my corner.

Unfortunately he wants a divorce because alcohol and anyone who is to do with the damn poison is who he wants in his life.

I’m sorry but the reality you face is a lot of heartache.

And if you can hold on to him through the interference & look past the broken man he is then that’s amazing.

But also be prepared to also be pushed away,

I’m not going to candy coat this for you. He could isolate you also known as the silent treatment. Use you of everything you are & have until your Emotionally drained like you was a sponge bled dry & your self esteem can be severly knocked until you are nothing but a former shadow of yourself.

Some addicts will do anything for that fix & if you think your helping them by trying to clean them up or get them help.

Think again… You didn’t CAUSE it, can’t CURE it & can’t CONTROL it.

Only he can unfortunately.

But as I said similar before if you can take the rollercoaster ride then that’s incredible brave of you & honourable.

I really hope you succeed.

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