Answers On Addiction Recovery By Jane Doe

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I have been battling through my husband’s addiction for over 5 years now with no relief. It feels like the only thing he is getting better about is his ways he hides his addiction! He is emotionally and verbally abusive to myself and my son (his step-son).

My questions are as follows:

Are there some people out there that are just too damaged to find recovery? And, if he finds recovery, will the emotional and verbal abuse continue or is it a part of the sex addiction?

He has claimed that at one point in our marriage he was sober for over 5 months. During the time he claimed to be sober, his abusive behaviors were the worst they've ever been. Is it possible that his sex addiction is what is soothing his abusive behaviors and keeping them somewhat contained?

He just seems like such an angry person that hates the world. Please tell me if this will change and if it is a normal part of the addict mindset.

Read Our Mental Health Expert's Response

Hey, so in response to the question is my partner too damaged to find recovery. Are there some people that are just to the point that they are to broken or two damaged that recovery is is impossible. I not even just believe. ...
I know that recovery is possible for everyone. I've been doing this work long enough to witness.
And have that hope in change as possible for anyone anyone can change. I know that that is true the key word. You said if he finds recovery will the emotional and verbal abuse continued if he finds recovery, the key word is find he's not going to find recovery a better word is seek if he seeks recovery and if he works
And if he works recovery and seeks recovery, it is possible and part of recovery is learning that emotional regulation and learning all of those tools. And so not everyone with a sex addiction is verbally abusive. And so I think some of the questions that that you need to ask, I'm sure
Sure, I hear a lot of a lot of fear. You probably feel really stuck where you have a son and you're in another relationship and the fear of leaving another relationship. I'm sure there's a lot of fear in things will never be able to get better. I think the questions that that you need to be asking our are you seeking recovery for you? Are you seeking to be able to have a voice to be able to hold boundaries?
To be able to you know, hold boundaries on what is and is not. Okay. It is not okay to be in a relationship. That's verbally and emotionally abusive. That's not okay. So yes recovery is always possible for those who seek it and work for it including you and that's where you need to start because that is in your control.

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