is this for real

[SmallPepper]

got on thissite to help my swaggerman cant believe his total 180 in attitude, i hope it stays this way

[IBKleen]

Hi,

Are you his wife? Is so, it is great that you are supporting him. Any questions about addiction and recovery programs can be answered right here. There are many knowledgeable members to help out.

[dominosarah]

I am glad things are going well today. Keep talking to us as we are here to support you too.         sara

[avisg]

We are here to help support both of you and yes its for real .addiction does not just effect the addict it effects all of there loved ones ,We are here to help you all we can .Have you ever heard of alnon meetings they are for family members of addicts they are great I think it would be a wonderful support for you and you need it too  because this is painful for u too .If you have any questions or concerns just ask we will help all we can .
avis

[avisg]

I am avis it nice to meet you .It takes alittle time to get used to the forum but once you do it gets so much easier .I hope you stick around :)

[dominosarah]

Stick around here and get to know us.......

[Dav125]

Well,well, a little humility in the air..Thats great! Handg in there. He's trying to see if your absorbing the full extent of how these dependancies can be difficult to deal with. Look like progress..Very good news :)

[SmallPepper]

i dont feel that was it  i feel that it is hard to deal with peaple like that and never realy thought about until you brought it up

[avisg]

addicts are very hard to deal with but when they get help and get recovery they are just like anybody else . Addiction is a very hard thing to deal with but with work you can get better .I have been clean over 2 and a half years my life has changed so much for the better . His life can too but it going to take work and commitment

[SmallPepper]

he can change your right  so i hope

[avisg]

It would make it clear no more beer in the house .thats a start .

[SmallPepper]

he sneeky but he has had no booze in his mouth  but it is flag weekend  and it hard to not hear others haveing fun

[dominosarah]

He hasnt been drinking for about a week now right?  That is the first thing that needs to go.

[SmallPepper]

i gess so im not for sure he is keeping track

[dominosarah]

How do you feel about all of this so far?

[SmallPepper]

well i did not know whom you were now that he fill me in about you  but back to the question i dont feel any thing yet but if he gets on the right path maybe i feel diffent down the road but when do you get off the rollercoaster of hell

[dominosarah]

The rollercoaster ride will continue until he gets some help getting off the meds and stays sober.  Using drugs/alcohol is only a symptom of what is going on inside of us.  I know he has anger issues as well which is very common.  I remember those days too.  You also need to get healthy.  Your life has been turned upside down too and usually the family members of addicts are the ones who get the real brunt of our addiction.  Most of us are in some sort of recovery program whether it be NA/AA, addiction therapist, minister etc.  We have to face our demons that live inside us........

[Lisa0345]

well put sarah!!!!!!

[Dav125]

Morning Pepper, I hope the new day finds you well and that communication with your swaggerman is improving. Your coming on here was very important to him in his mind. Let us know how things are going whenever you feel up to it :) David

[dominosarah]

Good morning Pepper.......Just stopping by to say hi~~~~~~~~sara

[SmallPepper]

well   it was hissy this morn but it willget better once gone that was at 7am now iam getting back with you not a moring person swagman went to work

[dominosarah]

Has he talked to you about tapering off the pills?

[SmallPepper]

yes

[dominosarah]

That is good.  We want him to be totally honest with you so you know what is going on.

[Dav125]

That makes two of us on the morning person thing..Glad to hear he's talking about a plan. Thats a good start. Be wary of instant change though as even with a taper , there will still be irritability to come along with it. So he will continue to have moments but not to the extreme as if it were a cold turkey situation. Wishing the best..David