The terms ‘broken’ and ‘alone’ are always associated with the person suffering from the addiction.
Yet, it is forgotten their partners or immediate family suffer as well.
You’ve been together for so long and – whatever it takes – you feel this relationship is worth fighting for. It’s just a shame your partner cannot see this.
The constant battles of conflict, combined with your frustration, anger and all that heartbreak at seeing the man you love deteriorate every single day.
Your partner may not just be dependent upon the alcohol – but addicted to your devotion. He is addicted to the constant care needed to compensate for his experience of family neglect.
A neglect that has deeply affected your partner from a young age and still haunts him today.
The drinking has provided the comfort of your undivided love and devotion. At the same time, your partner can forget his past neglect.
He may fear losing you. The separation from you would be unbearable, thus leading him to start drinking again.
There’s a brief mention about your partner’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This will have no doubt contributed to his alcohol misuse as well.
Although your partner admits to having a problem with alcohol misuse, it doesn’t necessarily mean he truly understands this. He needs to face the underlying reasons for the drinking. Not just for his sake – but for yours as well.
His seizure must have been a frightening and traumatic event for you. Yet what you describe after his seizure gives an indication of what is happening to your partner.
When you describe how innocent and like a helpless child your partner was after the seizure, you will have seen a glimpse as to why he depends upon the alcohol. Your partner still feels that he is a helpless child.
There is that fear of neglect that still haunts him.
Being in the hospital and very poorly will have been terrible for him – and the worry for you must have been heartbreaking. Yet whilst in the hospital, your partner had someone there to take care of him.
As soon as your partner was considered fit to leave, the hospital will discharge both him and their responsibility of care. As you have written, there was no ‘follow on’ treatment or aftercare provided.
As expected. His drinking starts again.
As devoted as you are to your man, this is not getting any easier for you. The physical and psychological strain of dealing with this every day.
More than a loving partner, you are a full-time, dedicated carer who is attending to his every need.
All the worry. The stress. The isolation of not having anyone to help. The Covid pandemic makes things even worse, should you want any medical attention or in need of any professional support.
An all too familiar situation arises when someone like yourself has to cope alone.
Being aggressive when drunk will be part of the emotional process that comes with the alcohol addiction. This is a major concern and a further reason for him to receive professional help.