When dealing with an addict family member or partner do you find yourself angry?
I have had two wealthy boyfriends with substance abuse issues.
Jake was sexually abused as a child, and mistreated by the revolving door of his mothers ex-boyfriends. He struggles for years with alcohol abuse and weed issues until he moved on to crack cocaine.
Becasue his grand parents gave him whatever he wished….he had no incentive to stop.
My current boyfriend is a resident pediatrician. He was raised in a loving wealthy family and graduated Ivy League. His brother spent years battling alcohol addiction at the age of 22 and now he,29, has been forced to enter an inpatient facility.
I am 26 years old. I work two jobs. I am a communications assistant and bartender. My estranged family treated me like a stranger in my formative years, and my mother would often beat me for no reason. I am achieving some success in my life and if i drink…I will have a glass or two….none on weekdays. I battle everyday to overcome my social fears and loneliness.
I am angry that my BF who has everything refused to take hold of his charmed life. Im openly supportive of him and he in no way knows that I feel this way. Have you ever felt this way? What can I do?
Written by crackco on June 13th, 2009 with
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Dale E
#1. June 13th, 2009, at 8:36 AM.
You need to decide if you want to ride this out with him, addiction is something he will deal with every single day of his life so this is nothing to take lightly. I bet you are angry, frustrated, mad, because you think he had a charmed lovely life and turned to drugs, but maybe things weren’t so peachy underneath all of that ‘happiness’. Most drug addicts I know came from wealthy families, but just because mommy and daddy had money doesn’t mean they spent time with their children or showed them wrong from right. Try not to be so judgmental, there may be something you do not know about from his past. Either stick it out with him or cut your losses before you get in too deep.