Ending a Relationship With a Drug Addict – Is It The Solution?
Navigating through dips of nuisance and hardship in a relationship with a drug or alcohol addict can be overwhelming and can bring episodes of suffering and tormenting. Addiction does not only impacts the addict; all too frequently, it brings turbulence of pain and wounds. As a wife of an addict, I tried, again and again, to get go for inpatient and outpatient detox and pitched scenarios where I was not sure to end the relationship or survive with strength and endure the storms of travail. I had attended AA meetings, solicited sanity, tried to cope up with my mental trauma, repeated positive affirmations, chased the mirage of happiness and satisfaction, but ultimately my self-respect and my health were at stake. Although leaving the person over time with whom you have developed physical and spiritual connection can be challenging. Amid the decision of leaving and supporting the loved one, I always profoundly plunged with guilt that leaving someone at the stage when they are alrea...