My fiance has been struggling a lot lately with this and it’s taking a toll on me. I’m doing all I can and all I know how to do but it’s getting really hard and exhausting to deal with the constant cycle of abuse and then apology and then abuse and then apology over and over and over again for months. Usually day by day. I have convinced her to go to a counselor for help and she has an appointment set and seemed willing but she has kept up the cycle of drinking and I’m afraid she’ll just ignore it or pretend to go. If anyone has experience helping a loved one through overcome this I would appreciate the help. She is an absolutely wonderful person when she is sober and I love her with all my heart but I’m not sure what else I can do and I don’t want the rest of my life to consist of this.

  • sock@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    i think this drug addiction is bad you should take this drug instead

    wow thanks western medicine for your input

    we need mental healthcare and actual resources for people to get help. and not a stigma on the victims of addiction.

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      1 year ago

      Addiction is a disease treatable with drugs like other illnesses, I’m a former alcoholic and while I never used nal in recovery I’ve heard lots of people praising it, You don’t sound like ya have much experience with addiction issues. Drugs like nal take away some of the pleasure of drinking while still allowing a compulsive drinker to drink, it’s a major lifeline for somebody struggling and imo I way better than an abstinence based approach with higher power like AA

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      1 year ago

      Why dont you look up what naltrexone does before you start running your mouth with nonsense rhetoric?

      Also, do you have any actual helpful experience to share or do you just want to be heard when you have nothing to say?