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Wife Picking up the Pieces after Rehab
my husband is in an inpatient treatment facility getting help for crack/cocaine/soboxone/xanax. Before he left he left a trail of damage that hasnt been dealt with leaving me angry and alone once again. I want him to get the help he needs and live a successful sober life together. My question is when is it ok to bring up the issues that are left up in the air. I dont want to set him off or trigger a relapse when he comes home but there are serious issues that i feel i need to deal with and unanswered questions about things that happened before he left. He wants me to come and visit which requires a 2 day class to understand what he is going through and addiction. i plan to do whatever it takes to support him but there is no class for him to take that explains what i am going through because of his actions. When does it stop being all about the addict? Is there ever a day that happens? I need things to be about healing and repairing damage that i have been through as well
Read answer →Support for Loved One Home from Rehab
My husband has been an opiate user for a couple years now and just went into a rehab program. I need help on how to support him when he comes out of this.
Read answer →Alcoholic Parents
Unfortunately both my daughter and her husband are alcoholics. They have a beautiful 8 year old son. They do the best they can but they are almost always drunk or drinking or hungover so they just aren't doing a very good job in my opinion and it is not good for him to see his parents passed out on the couch or acting crazy. I want to help him so he can understand what is happening around him and so that he can understand that none of it is his fault but I just don't think I am finding a way to get this through to him. My daughter denies that either she or her husband are alcoholics so she does not agree wit me that he needs protecting and the subject is obviously very touchy. What can I do to protect my grandson from the worst of it since there is nothing I can do to prevent him seeing way too much.
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