Marriage/abuse

[MS12345]

I have been separated for 4 months now as my husband is a drug addict. I had to tell home to leave as he wouldn't hange at all. He refused to go to rehab in Australia he went when he was overseas. Sometimes he would say I am coming home tonight and wouldn't for a few day's. More than once people called the police to try and find him. He didn't care that we called the police. He is so mean and didn't care that we were worried for him. He was taken to the hospital by the police by force twice because of the drugs. He one time begged me to agree that he could go home. I didn't really want to say yes. He then went to straight away to take drugs as I didn't have to go and pick him up. His mum blamed me for many thing's. One was you let him return to your house to die. His family is so mean to me. I am still recovering from all this pain and hurt. My counselor said I have been abused. 

[ElephantEar3]

That sounds like a lot to carry MS12345.

I am glad you have a counsellor and it does seem you have been through a lot.

Do you feel like you have enough supports in place at the moment?

i can provide some links or numbers if you need some

[rav3n]

hey there @MS12345 welcome to the forums.

taking care of loved ones can be a difficult task, and with your husband's drug addiction, i imagine the situation was much harder on you. i'm so sorry you had to deal with this. despite all the pain, i can see you've been incredibly brave in reaching out for support and working on your recovery journey. really proud of you for taking that step!! we're here for you 💙

[MS12345]

Thank you. Some links would be great! I have some support from my psychologist, counsellor and friends. 

[Jynx]

Hey @MS12345 just a lil tip, if you want other members to be notified that you've responded, you can tag them - use the @ symbol and a drop down will appear, and you can choose their name. If their name isn't there, you can type it out and it should then appear for you to select, then it will show up in blue, like this: @rav3n @ElephantEar3 

Hope you're doing okay this evening! We got some more how-to stuff here if you need 😊

[rav3n]

@MS12345 here's some links to check out 😊

• Home | 1800RESPECT - they offer 24/7 support via call and also have resources
• Carer mental fatigue and burnout
• Carers Australia 

that's great that you've also got those professional supports to lean on as well! how's your self-care been? hoping you've had a chance to pour some love and energy into your own cup 💙