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Boyfriend uses and I don't. Help!
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Hi there

I am new to this site and joined it looking for a bit of guidance.
I have known my boyfriend for about 3 years, albeit we were more acquaintances than anything else. He is possibly one of the most amazing men I have ever met.
We started seeing each other a couple of months ago and I have come to find out that he is a coke addict.
I have told him to be honest with me and I have also told him that I don't want him to do it around me because it kills me to see him hurt himself.
He is going through a roungh time, particulary at this time although I'd prefer it if if I didn;t mention the specifics.
My instincts about him and his drug use have never been wrong, and I have very stong suspicions that he used while I was out with him even after I asked him not to. I haven;t told him I know and I know he thinks that he can get away with it.
But how do I watch him do this to himself? I have fallen head over heels for this man but it kills me every time he lies to me and uses.
I love him too much to stay and I find myself unable to go.
Help
Posted on 05/06/09, 07:05 am
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Reply #1 - 05/06/09  12:53pm
" He will only get worse and you will only be hurt an addict is an addict. Get out before it's to late it sounds like he love's the Drug more then You. You can't help Him He needs to Help Himself. Good Luck "
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Reply #2 - 05/07/09  2:16am
" on issues of love im not one to give the greatest advice..i haven't had the stablest of relationships myself but i can tell u a rule i made myself when it comes to your heart the best thing one can do is follow it ...and it seems to me ur heart has lead u here because its discontent..love doesn't make one or should make one discontent..ur about to travel a dark road if u stay..im telling u this because i use to be an active addict and when i was active nothing meant more to me than the drug ..not even myself..so i ask u how could and active addict love someone else?..it wont add up in the long run..hope he gets help.. "
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Reply #3 - 05/09/09  3:30pm
" I just want to thank you both for replying. I've had a week from hell and my heart feels like it has been ripped to shreds.

I confronted him on Wednesday night, and I told him I needed a break until he realised he has a problem. I had the usual typical response, give him a second chance, he can't lose me, etc. And then he hit me with the harder stuff, like the suicidal threats. It damn near killed me, but I stuck to it.
On Thursday my girl friends took me out to try cheer me up. He found me and tried to persuade me to go back to him. My friend cornered him and told him that the only way he'll win me back is if he gets help. He agreed to her and told her he wanted to be a better man and that he doens't want to touch the stuff again.
5 minutes later she caught him coming out of the bathroom wiping his nose and putting a little plastic bag into his pocket, the plastic bag that I have come to know so well.
He kept following me until eventually I broke down in tears and told him he needs help. He denies that he's an addict. He's done it 3 times this week.
And then the worst hit, I was so drunk and I recieved an sms from him when he got home telling him he's going to find the gun and kill himself. I knew it was just a way to seek attention but in that moment I thought what if this is the night, what if he does do it. He wouldn;t answer my phone calls and eventually I had to sms his brother to check on him. He was fine.
I haven't been able to stop crying and all I want is the pain to end. I'm meeting with him tomorrow and I'm ending it once and for all. This isn't the person that I met.
I know that you state that he needs to find his own way out, and I agree with you. But I need to get rid of this burden. I am worried he will kill himself, he has a major depressive disorder and I think one day he might snap.
So after I end it I'm going to tell his brother everything. Maybe it's not the best thing to do, i am prepared to deal with the consequences, but I need to do it.
Thanks all for the support "

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