| When most couples get married, there are few | | | | impressionable during their younger years. |
| negative thoughts that will enter their minds; least of | | | | Dealing with such a situation is extremely stressful |
| all is substance abuse. Most believe that when they | | | | and draining. It is not one that anyone wants to |
| get married, they will generally have a good marriage. | | | | experience, but many do around the world every |
| Unfortunately, this is not always the case and many | | | | day. At first, many will try and help their husband or |
| marriages will suffer difficulties, including problems | | | | wife fight their addiction; sometimes they are |
| with substance abuse. People change over time, so it | | | | successful, other times they are not. Many will live in |
| is not always something that can be predicted, but it | | | | the situation for many years, while some will leave |
| can happen. Stresses build, life becomes darker and | | | | after a short time. It all depends on how long |
| this is where substance abuse can enter. It may not | | | | someone wants to, and can, try and put up with the |
| be noticed at first, but it will be when it becomes a | | | | situation and make the marriage work. |
| full addiction that changes the husband's or wife's | | | | Going through such an experience is not only |
| behavior, attitude and personality. When this does | | | | unnerving; it is confusing, frustrating and painful. It can |
| happen, it can leave the spouse without the addiction | | | | make the victim feel very alone in the world and at a |
| unsure of what to do next. | | | | loss of what to do. Time stops for them and they |
| Can they help their partner? Should they leave or | | | | are suddenly not living at all, just going through the |
| would that be wrong? How much is too much to put | | | | motions every day, walking on eggshells and hoping |
| up with? They love this person, they care for them, | | | | that things will get better. What many don't realize, is |
| but they don't think they can keep going through it; | | | | that there is someone they can talk to. They even |
| would it be selfish to leave the spouse who refuses | | | | have access to an online counselor if they did a quick |
| to change and live their own life? These are just four | | | | search online for online counselors. Online therapists |
| examples of the many questions that enter one's | | | | are there to talk with anyone who asks for their |
| mind. There is also the fear that can play into the | | | | help. They will work with the patient and help to |
| situation, depending on what they feel they have to | | | | guide them through their difficulties. Online therapy |
| lose if they leave their addicted spouse. The fear | | | | can be extremely beneficial to anyone who needs to |
| involved can also depend on how verbally and/or | | | | find some direction in their life and decide on what |
| physically abusive the spouse with the addiction can | | | | they should do, because it can help them take some |
| be. There is also the concern of the children, if there | | | | time out and seek out what they truly feel they |
| are any, especially if they are younger children under | | | | should do. |
| the age of twelve because they are incredibly | | | | |