This forum has been a real eye opener for me, so useful. To know I’m not being paranoid and that there are others going through this as well is really reassuring to know.
What I really struggle with is the sense that I’m living wth two people. The smiley, friendly, professional lady who I see at breakfast time, and the slurring, unsteady, argumentative lady who passes out on my sofa 4-5 nights a week.
Do alcoholics know that they’re alcoholics? My wife always denied her problems for years, before finally admitting in May she hates who she becomes, but every time we speak or even when we separate, it’s maybe 2-3 months before she’s back where she always was.
She started at about 15:00 yesterday and had 2.5 bottles be for she passed out just about 21:00. Somewhat ironic but I spent 90 mins reading this forum while she snored next to me.
Really don’t know how much longer I can manage this – is there any likelihood it’ll get so bad she’ll decide to do something about it, or does it just get worse and worse until she gets ill?
