re: a comment you made earlier about having spoken with your C about wife's drinking....

I understand completely that you can only change the way YOU deal with this situation but what I don't understand is why on earth your C would tell you that your wife's drinking is not an issue right now. The woman drinks (almost) every night. As long as she's at the bottom of a bottle, your relationship is with her drink of choice, not her, the woman. You have no contact with your wife. You deal with her crisis, her attitude and her addiction. I'm having a hard time figuring why THAT would not be an issue. Can you elaborate so I can try to understand....

Still catching up on the rest of your story....