Home→Forums→Relationships→I️ made a mistake and and was honest but it’s ruining everything!
- This topic has 12 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 11 months ago by Anonymous.
-
AuthorPosts
-
December 11, 2017 at 12:36 pm #181623MichelleParticipant
I’ve known my boyfriend for a very long time as friends. 2 months ago we met up (he lived 5 hours away) and caught up on life and I️ confided in him that I️ had been struggling with drugs for the past 6 months. He is a pretty spiritual person but has had his share of trouble over the years and now lives a mostly healthy clean lifestyle. The day after our visit he went home and messaged me and basically said that he enjoyed spending the time with me and after a few more back and forth messages told me that he didn’t want to see me wither away or die and he know I️ was better than that. He offered to come and get me and take me back to his town (I️ grew up in the town he lived) where I️ could get clean and we would be together and figure out life. I️ had just moved out of my apartment and was staying with my dad and wasn’t working so I️ came. My detox was a lot easier than he thought it would be. Things have been great until about 3 weeks ago a kinda mutual friend (but much closer to him) of ours was having problems with his wife so my boyfriend invited him to come stay here but in the back house. My boyfriend and I️ both know that he was on drugs but we didn’t think it would be a issue bcuz he was goin to be getting clean himself. Last week there was miscommunication between my boyfriend and I️ and I️ was struggling with some other non up related personal stuff. It just got really tense and uncomfortable for me around here. After a couple days I️ broke down and asked the friend for drugs and I️ used one day. I️ have been clean since that day. My boyfriend didn’t know. I️ feel like my relapse is teaching me a lot and waking me up to things I️ never realized about myself. I’m understanding things and seeing people and situations differently. I’m not proud of it but I’m growing and learning. So this morning I️ decided to be honest with my boyfriend and tell him that I️ relapsed. I’ve always been a very honest genuine person. Even when I️ was using I️ never stole or lied. Things the “typical” addict would do. I️ told him thinking that we could talk about it and work through it. Basically he said he wants to breakup and he needs me to leave. I have a really hard time trusting people and its difficult for me to communicate with people for this kind of reason. I️ trusted him. He said that he had a talk with the friend and he old him he has to go to. I️ guess I️ kinda understand but at the same time I️ don’t. I️ understand things are gonna be what they are gonna be and I️ accept that. I️ guess I️ just want to confirm that I️ did the right thing. I️ told my boyfriend that I’m sorry for the situation but given the chance I️ would still have told him. I️ didn’t lie or cheat. It’s self sabotage and I’m working on that everyday.
December 11, 2017 at 1:52 pm #181639KatieParticipantI have never struggled with this before so it’s hard to give advice but in my opinion he should be more understanding. Sometimes we need people to be there for us unconditionally, no matter what. Obviously it was wrong and horrible for your own health to do that, but the important thing is that you are trying. I don’t know maybe I am wrong. I think you did do the right thing in telling him, there is nothing more refreshing than honesty. And the fact that you were honest shows you are trying to change and be clean.
December 11, 2017 at 1:53 pm #181641KatieParticipantIn reality, you are the only person you need in life and if you are learning and growing that is all that matters. If you have the strength to be clean on your own that is all that matters. Anyone who isn’t there for the long run isn’t worth it. He does seem like a good guy though, maybe it is personal reasons.
December 11, 2017 at 4:40 pm #181655MichelleParticipantYou are right. I️ am goin to be fine. I’m struggling with the fact that I️ could have carried on like it never happened. But besides the fact that I’m an honest person I’m trying learn to trust people and communicate my feelings and needs. The more I️ think about it the more I️ think that it might be a jealousy thing. When we were talking he just looked at me until I️ told him who I️ got it from. And while he was struggling for words he kinda mentions “u two sneaking around”. Not the exact words but along those lines. Or u could be right, a personal issue. Thank u for replying.
December 12, 2017 at 7:44 am #181747AnonymousGuestDear Michelle:
Reads to me that your boyfriend took on himself more than he could handle, not one, but two people struggling with drug addiction, having the two live in his home (front and back house).
Then he got overwhelmed by what happened next, the two people he tried to help taking drugs without his knowledge, “sneaking around.”
Is honesty the best policy? Yes, in this case it is, I believe. You wrote that you have trust issues- unless you are a person others can trust, you can not trust others.
And so, the problem as I see it, is not that you told him but that you reached out to the other guy when distressed and not to your boyfriend that one time. What followed is a consequence of that one act.
Enduring distress, tolerating emotional pain without resorting to drugs is the.. solution, not to compromise your honesty.
I hope you post again with your thoughts and feelings and perhaps new developments.
anita
December 12, 2017 at 8:00 am #181749MichelleParticipantAnita,
thank u for replying. I️ think you are right. I’m pretty hurt about the situaion. I️ know this all just happened yesterday and I’m trying to process it. I️ feel like he is being a bit harsh about the situation on my end. Mostly because he won’t even talk to me or return texts. Also I️ understand that I️ am responsible for myself but to commit to moving someone 5 hours away into your home, telling them that we will work through whatever issues come up, and then just giving up on them when one major issue happens. I️ don’t know. He is a pretty aware person. I️ have talked to my mom a lot about my relationship with him since I️ moved here and she feels like he tries to “play god”. I️ don’t want to speak bad about him as he has helped me a lot and I️ care for him but sometimes I️ feel like he does the things he does to look good in the eye of other people and to be about to say “you wouldn’t be here or have this if it weren’t for me”. I’m not beating myself up over the relapse and I’m not goin to use again. I️ just want to understand things better.
December 12, 2017 at 8:50 am #181755AnonymousGuestDear Michelle:
You wrote above: “to commit to moving someone 5 hours away into your home, telling them that we will work through…”- remember you moved to his home because you were living with your father at the time after leaving your own apartment and you were unemployed, so you didn’t have much to lose by moving with him, five hours away.
Sure, your ex boyfriend is not perfect, but what you and your mother have been doing is blaming him, making him the bad guy. This is why people who try to help others stop, ending up being the bad guys.
Why did he tell you that the two of you will “work through whatever issues come up” and then, he does not want to work through this relapse? It is probably not that he lied when stating what I quoted right here, he just didn’t consider ALL the issues to come. And he made a mistake, taking in two people struggling with drugs, not a good plan.
Is he harsh on you? Not as… harsh as all the people who did not at all try to help you.
anita
December 12, 2017 at 9:26 am #181765MichelleParticipantI️ appreciate you insight. When I️ mention the conversation between my mom and I️, I️ think that I️ was trying to explain that I️ vent to my mom but I️ also don’t leave out little details that could be significant to the situation. My mom knows him and she thinks he is a wonderful, generous man. But to be so hateful towards a person you say that you love and so easily drop them when something doesn’t go as planned. Maybe it’s not harsh. I️ feel that this is all part of the bigger plan. I’m not angry with his decision for me to leave but the way he did it. Yesterday he left the house immediately after our talk and said he would be gone for the day and I️ better be gone when he gets back at 5. So I️ grabbed a few changes of clothes and necessities and left. I️ text him telling him I’m sorry for everything and thanked him for his generosity and let him know that I️ couldn’t get all of my things because I️ didn’t have boxes or time to move everything. I️ also assured him that I️ wasn’t trying to get him to change his mind or drag things out. It was all just too much for one day. His reply was that he would pack it for me so I️ told him to do what he needed to do to be happy. I’m not trying to make him out to be the bad guy but and I’m definitely not saying that what I️ did was ok. But a week ago he was raving about how well I️ did and he was surprised how easy my detox had been. I️ guess I️ just feel like when someone commits to something, they should follow through and in this case, at least make sure the person gets back to where you got them from. Not just tell them to get out and not return texts or phone calls. I’m just staying positive and working on myself. I’m giving him his space to do whatever he needs to do. I️ also want to add that he has a history of drug abuse himself so he knows how these things go. We take it day by day.
December 12, 2017 at 10:09 am #181771AnonymousGuestDear Michelle:
I hope things settle for him and for you. You wrote: “I just feel like when someone commits to something, they should follow through”- just as it is understandable that you failed following through perfectly with your commitment, it is also understandable that he failed to follow through his. I suppose you both failed.
And so it goes, you are having your next opportunity, today, one day at a time and so does he, to make better choices, thoughtful choices, and then follow through.
Post again anytime.
anita
December 14, 2017 at 1:31 am #182087PoppyxoParticipantHi Michelle,
Well done so far on how far you have come.
I haven’t read others comments, so apologies if I repeat what they’re saying but would like to give my outlook on it.
In my opinion your boyfriend should never have let his friend come & stay with you knowing (I’m assuming he knew?) he was using. This is, in my eyes, unfair on you, considering your situation.
I also wonder why you didn’t confide in your boyfriend & get the support you needed for the issues you were facing, instead of using drugs again? Maybe that’s why he feels hurt, because you didn’t confide in him?
If he feels he cannot be there for you, then I guess you need to question actually whether you need or want him in your life anyway? Say he takes you back but drops you every time you slip up, is this going to be something that would help you?.. I wouldn’t have thought so. I’m not sure if also, you feel safe speaking to him about some issues, therefore, do you have the right connection to be emotionally connected anyway? We should be able to openly & honestly communicate, even the hardest of truths, to our partners.December 14, 2017 at 1:41 am #182089PoppyxoParticipantI would like to add a little more to my above comment after reading Anitas comments.
I agree with Anita in that you said “I just feel like when someone commits to something, they should follow through”- but that you have also failed aswell, I’m not sure if you realised that. When someone (your boyfriend) puts all his time & effort into helping you get better, when you relapsed, he feels all his efforts are worthless, in turn probably making him feel worthless, & as Anita said, you basically confided in the other guy & the drugs as opposed to you boyfriend. I always find it helpful to put yourself in the other persons shoes.
So say your boyfriend is the one with the drug issue, he moves in with you, & your female friend moves in with you too… your boyfriend goes & takes drugs with the other female. How you would feel about that?December 25, 2017 at 10:18 am #183565MichelleParticipantThank u everyone for the insight. I’ve been so busy I️ haven’t been on here. So it’s been a few weeks now and I️ couldn’t be happier. I️ see things so clearly now and I️ truly believe everything happens for a reason. Me and my ex did not get back together. We do still talk and will remain friends. He’s a great guy and I’m thankful for his help and guidance. I️ think now looking back, my relapse was his excuse to break things off. There were little signs I️ ignored that were telling me the feelings were changing. I’m completely at peace with everything. I’m still in the same town he brought me but I’m staying with my mom and my 15 year old son (he has been staying with my mom for the last 2 years for school). It’s a blessing that I️ can be here with my mom bcuz the day that my ex boyfriend drove 5 hours to pick me up, my mom was at the hospital getting a biopsy on a lump in her breast. About a week later we got the results that it was cancer. She had surgery October 30 to remove the lumps. She starts radiation next month. That’s what I mean when I️ say everything happens for a reason. Had he not came to bring me here, things would just be different. So I’ve had a wonderful time exploring this little city that I️ left so many years ago. I’m so free and my opportunities are endless and everyone is on good terms. I’m also still clean. Happy holidays.
December 25, 2017 at 10:36 am #183567AnonymousGuestDear Michelle:
You are welcome and thank you for the good holiday wishes. I am glad you are at peace and clean, clean and at peace. I hope your mother heals and that your time with her and with your son is quality time.
anita
-
AuthorPosts