My boyfriend is an alcoholic
How do you cope with a partner that has relapsed & is progressively getting worse? I've never really had to deal with an alcoholic one-on-one before & I have no idea what I'm doing. I find myself getting angry & resentful towards him. I've come to accept that it's a mental illness but knowing that just isn't enough at this point.
Can you live with the thought of him not changing and moreover, does he want to change?
He had been telling me that he wants to get help but he was doing the absolute bare minimum with getting started. Then he stated that he doesn't want to get help but he knows that he has to. I've told him countless times that for my well-being I can't be with him if he won't get help but he has to do it for himself, not anybody else.
@OneMoreVice
He does have to do it for himself but you can put boundaries of how much you are willing to put up with..... i think we can only be supportive when they make an effort but fall off the wagon do not expect me to help with anything ....
we all have choices every day and i cannot police my partners choices ..... i just tell him if it is that desperate to drink,,, do it in front of me..... not hiding in a car in a parking lot of a store with cheap nasty wine.... he does not realize an app shows the receipts from store ........
