What a great place to vent and get ideas! I am in a relatively new relationship with a man who is an addict. Even though I have a step-family rife with alcoholics, I have never known a drug addict. What an eye opener! He is trying very hard to walk the straight and narrow but old habits die hard. He has slipped on two occasions (over a period of 3.5 months) but at least they were only hours long and not days, weeks, or months. I don't want to make this about him, but more about the best ways for me to be there for him without turning into his mother, priest or judge. Maybe a little of each is needed but it is hard to know what to do sometimes. I finally laid down some "deal-breaker" rules after realizing that more structure was needed and that there is some fine line between him helping himself and my providing support. I have done a lot of reading/research online and am always open to any suggestions from those who have found comfort or help in something they have read. There are no meetings closer than an hour away for me to go to, so this will be it for a while. I am planning on doing the meetings here in the chat room as time allows. I did find a web site some of you may find interesting called "The Fix" which has some great articles/blogs. Always happy to chat if I am here!
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