My significant other is suffering from a very intense drug relapse. I want to be here to support him and guide him to the help he needs — but it is taking an enormous toll on me. My anxiety has...

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I was in a 4 year relationship with an alcoholic. Have you been to NA? DM me if you want to talk. I’ve been where you are.

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Take time off - this IS a family emergency. You likely need to find a professional who can guide you through this. Every person with a drug addiction is different.

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This too. Take time off if you need it. Get into counselling. Your SO is sick but you must focus on you.

...never been higher. I love him. But I don’t know what to do to protect my own mental and emotional health during this. I cannot focus at work knowing he is bingeing. Leaving him is not an option, but I can’t continue with this level of weight on my shoulders. I can’t force him into treatment and ultimatums don’t work well for addition either (often causing the opposite results).

OP I’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through. I realize this post was from a while ago. Is he doing better now?
I am in a similar situation but the problem is alcohol addiction.
My advise would be to communicate to him what this is doing to you. If he loves you he will see that and stop.

This is pretty recent actually. Still ongoing. Feels like we are moving in the right direction but he still has not gotten treatment.

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