Oh wow, you won't believe how close to home this hits. I just posted on my thread about my H and his drinking problem. I think he has been depressed for a long time and has been self-medicating with alcohol. I tried for a long time to get him into therapy or rehab, but he refused to admit that he had a problem. He finally got arrested and decided that he did, in fact, have a problem. Got into an excellent rehab programme that deals not just with addiction but with the underlying causes, and dropped out after two months b/c "everyone else" was a "loser" and he didn't really have a problem. I told his parents, who subtly mentioned it, but never went further than that. Now, he says he is going to get help for what he says are numerous problems. He's been in therapy for a few months, but still hasn't really admitted that he has a drinking problem. He goes back and forth btw saying he does and saying he can control it.

I feel sad for him and I want him to get well. I really feel like I've done what I can, and now he's chosen to leave.

Sorry for going on about myself; I'm glad I was able to help.

N.

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