Have you ever dealt with a partner who was dealing with addiction?

[Anonymous]

I'm always curious about the partners of people who stay with those going through addiction. I had a friend who was an alcoholic. He dealt with a lot of physical abuse in his childhood and was struggling with his identity, and it manifested as an alcohol problem when we were in college. It was so tough because he was a good guy when he didn't drink and our friendship circle was so supportive of whatever his life choices were but it just became worse and worse to the point where we had an actual intervention with him. I cannot imagine if this was a boyfriend or a husband the strain that would put on you, because at least with a friend, he goes off to his own house, but when you're the partner of someone and you have to deal with it everyday, how do you cope or maybe you didn't cope, and you kicked them out.

[exitseven]

I dated somebody who. Was most likely an alcoholic. It was a lot of fun at first. She had a lot of friends and we were always going to parties and clubs. A lot of times she would get so drunk I had to practically carry her out to my car. We we to the movies once and when I went to get popcorn she asked me to get her a large Coke. She had a pint of Bacardi in her bag and made rum and Coke. By the end of the movie she was pretty drunk. She wanted to go to a bar for more drinks. I really liked her anyway and finally I wanted her to get some help. She got angry at me and would not return my calls. I never heard from her again.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[magiusX26]

technically 100% of people who have ever been even on one date have dealt with this everytime, because technically every human ever has 3 addictions. the same addictions in fact. brwathing, food, and water. as techinically one definition addiction is putting a foriegn chemical/substance into your body, all three are foreign chemicals/substances that we all put into our bodies.

[bobalife]

No, but I know of one… it’s very hard, but with a lot of patience, a lot of love on both parties, right support, and resources will help. But the person with the addiction must want to change and get help for that to happened. It’s sad but I think the person with the addiction must need to realized on their own how much their actions is affecting their life and the people around them. Healthy boundaries does need to be taken in place. hope your friend will get better~

[Unusual_Blinkz]

No I haven't. But I could imagine the trauma of having a partner who is an addict.

[HawkPerception]

None of my partners have had an addiction that I'm aware of. If anything, I've been the one with the addiction to gaming in past years.

[Nikki1989]

Thankfully no. Well, not a harmful addiction anyway.

[Shedzij567]

Ex had a Sex addiction, Mouth and pussy worked so hard

[OddBeMe]

I’ll ask my partner how it’s going.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I think I attract alcoholics.