DEAR DEIDRE: FINALLY, my partner has admitted he is an alcoholic.
He is kind, loving and great with my kids.
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I am 39 and he is 40. Several times I returned from work to find him drunk but he always had an excuse.
Now he has confessed he’s been drinking a bottle of vodka a day.
I left him two weeks ago and took the children to my parents to live after he fell asleep and left the grill on.
The smoke alarm went off and I got a call from my neighbour. The house could have burned down. He has been so shocked that he’s been sober since and he says he wants to stop. My ex was abusive and it took me years to get my self-esteem back and rebuild my life.
I want a happy, peaceful life now but fear I am in for a lifetime of binge-drinking cycles if I stay with him. Is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
DEIDRE SAYS: A lot of people with an alcohol problem do manage to give up for life.
But they rarely manage it alone just on promises and willpower.
He needs support. Start by phoning Drinkline on 0300 123 1110.
My e-leaflet Dealing With A Drinker will help you be sure you are not enabling his drinking without realising.
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