I met a man at work, he became my friend instantly. I saw he had a lot of troubles but never having been around a person with an addiction I didn’t recognize the signs. He was let go from work and immediately came to me. He confessed everything, he told me he’d been addicted to heroin for 10 years and had been in and out of rehab. He asked me if I wanted him to go to rehab again and I said yes. We weirdly fell into a relationship for about a month before he officially went in but we never established what would happen afterwards. We did discuss seeing each other again once he could have visitors but since the quarantine they went into lockdown and it’s not been possible. I know the logical thing would be to walk away. He’s been here before and I don’t know if I could handle the pain that comes with addiction. My father is an alcoholic but hasn’t used in over 20 years, so I know it’s possible but alcohol is not heroin. The thing that gives me hope is that every time he’s gone to rehab before it was because he was forced to go. This time he wanted it and this time he detoxed alone, not in a facility. I know how hard it can be to detox and for him to have done it on his own has to be a good sign…naive I know. I just don’t know if to walk away now or see what happens.
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