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How are you Ash? Hope things better!
Good for you! You should celebrate it all!!!
Hubby’s a few days behind you on the 11th month mark. Relief is all I can say from me!
Celebrate and be proud of yourself! You have given me hope that this can be beaten and we need more positives
Really good news for you and 10 months is so good! Well done and I’m pleased you have support to keep you on track.
Hugs those kids tight and well done for fighting it!
My hubby remains clean (lost track of house long now, need to count it up) and he got a diagnosis of ADHD. This was a bit hard for him to hear but they will offer medicine to help!
You have hit the nail on the head! This is exactly what he said it’s like, it made things calmer, controlled so he could think straight.
When he said this ages ago it scared me a lot, as I have no experience with dealing with any of that.
He is due to have his review within the next month. GP referred him back in June! So been a long wait.
Oh is it! Does it increase the need for it? I suppose he’s lasted this many years without the extra prescription drugs.
I’ll see what I can find out.
Really interesting you have it too.
Yeah I will def get to the bottom of it and he isn’t drinking at the moment, so he can go without.
His GP has put him forward for an ADHD assessment and that should happen within the next month. Hopefully that will help if he has it.
I used to smoke and that habit was so hard to quit. Good luck!
Thanks for your replies Ash and Dot, his secret drinking is what bothered me. I chucked every bit of booze we had out and he hasn’t had a drink for 6 weeks.
I wonder if he just ‘needs’ a secret. I’m going to bring it up at our next session this Friday.
He def hasn’t had any drugs as I’ve got all our money, so he has never has more than £20 on him at a time. Also still drug testing ad hoc.
Yeah he certainly needs these meetings and hasn’t missed a week yet. He is def committed to not falling off the wagon.
I’m just torn about the booze. It’s def a lack of control as when he drinks he just gets completely plastered.
Thanks DOT, so happy for us all. I did t know what 9 months on would look like and it seems pretty good so far. He now does one meeting a week either a weds or Thursday night. Still doing his counselling 1-2-1 and we do couples session once every 6 weeks. Seems to be working.
He was secretly drinking and I blew my top. It’s the secret part I hate. Any advice?
Do you think you can drop the drugs and still drink?
Brilliant news! Well done DOT. Hubby has done nearly 9 months too.
Huge ray of light! When I first joined here it felt bleak. I was in shock and completely clueless to my husbands issues. For a while I didn’t even think we would last. It’s been a lot of work, couples counselling and his own counselling. Still got a long way to go. This never ends I realise, but it can be easier x
Lindy loo – so pleased for you. Exactly what he needs and he sounds like he is working really hard.
That’s great news! Well done you!!! My hubby has done over 7 months now and is starting to enjoy life more. We even had a little family outing today and was very stress free.
Hopefully it all continues for you and don’t give up! You have done amazing!
That’s great news! Well done you!!! My hubby has done over 7 months now and is starting to enjoy life more. We even had a little family outing today and was very stress free.
Hopefully it all continues for you and don’t give up! You have done amazing!
That all sounds so encouraging! Glad he is doing so well.
He is lucky to have you supporting him through it. I’m sure he appreciates it a lot! It’s been super hard times.
L- that’s great. What is he doing to keep straight?
My hubby has no money at all, he has given his whole salary to me each month. NA meetings AA meetings and 1-2-1 counselling every week and so far it’s kept him on track.
But being out of work this month hasn’t helped x