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Strangers in the Same House?
Strangers in the Same House?
2/3/2009 1:59:09 PM
Opportunist
10 Posts
Is it normal to feel like a stranger in your own house during the very beginning of sobriety? I know that my wife couldn't stand me as a drunk, but now that I'm sober I feel like our situation hasn't gotten any better. It's just so frustrated when I gave in wholeheartedly and made the effort to change.
RE: Strangers in the Same House?
2/10/2009 9:08:53 AM
munchie
21 Posts
Give her time... and also try your best to communicate with her. I know sometimes when I'm angry at someone or hurt by them, I can't even manage to say two words to them, let alone be around them. Your wife obviously loves you if she stuck with you through your addiction. And make sure to check yourself, make sure you're not still acting like a drunk, even though you're still not drinking. Have you ever heard of a dry drunk? It's when you're sober, but you're still acting out like an alcoholic would.
RE: Strangers in the Same House?
2/20/2009 4:42:08 PM
alessandra
297 Posts
I think you're a very lucky man to still have your wife by your side. I can imagine her still holding some resentment from the past.. I think that now that you're sober, you should try to live every day to the fullest and incorporate your wife in this also. Give her every reason to love you for who you are now that you're sober and show her that you're still the man that she fell in love with.
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