[anna0181]

My partner stopped drinking a couple of months ago and has already had one slip up during that time. When he first stopped, he was going to AA and had appointments with a couple of counselling places. As the weeks have passed, he’s stopped going to AA (as it makes him feel anxious reading out load) and not followed up with any of the other agencies. When he relapsed, he seemed very sorry about it and cried and swore he would go back to AA etc but again the enthusiasm has worn off. I feel like he’s saying all the right things to get his foot back in the door and then he relaxes. Although he hasn’t been drinking, whenever I bring up the counselling subject, he gets all defensive and makes excuses and just keeps saying ‘but I’m not drinking though am I?’ What concerns me is that he will want to drink at some point but he has no support network in place. He’s not even got any mates. We’ve just had an argument on the phone and I pretty much ended it but am I being unreasonable?

[icarus-trust]

Hi Anna,

I am sorry to read your blog and can see that you are in a difficult situation. I work for a charity called The Icarus Trust that provides support for people like yourself who are having to deal with the addictive behaviour of a family member or friend.

If you think it would be helpful, we do have people who you could talk to that would give you some support and may be help you find a way ahead.

You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org

I hope that this is helpful.

Good luck.

The Icarus Trust

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