Intro

[vintageturtle]

I just wanted to write a quick intro post. I'm a SO; I've known about his addiction for about six months now. I just found this foru and wish I had found it earlier. Reading here has been helping.

[JenMac]

Hi Vintageturtle!
Welcome to TTF! I am glad that you have found us and that you feel it is helping! I know for me it has been a lifeline! Knowing you are not alone in all that you are experiencing is a blessing.
You will find many wonderful, wise, supportive people here on TTF! There is an awesome group of SOs who are ready and willing to offer you support and friendship. We all know how you are feeling and what you are going through.
You are welcome to start a journal in the SO journal section in the Partner's forum. I found it very helpful to me to express my thoughts and feelings in this way. It seemed to help me organize my thoughts and to write things down always assists me in letting things go, even if only for a short time.
I hope you will find this site as helpful as I have VT! Perhaps your partner would consider joining too?
All the best to you!
Remember to take care of you first! This can be all consuming and can threaten our health and wellbeing if we don't take care of ourselves!
Jenn

[vintageturtle]

Thanks very much for the warm welcome, Jenn. I have been looking through the SO's blogs, and yours is one I have started reading. It is so helpful to know that there are others out there, going through the same feelings as I have been.

[JenMac]

Hi Vintageturtle!
You are so right! I found it very helpful to know I am not alone, especially because I could not share this with family or friends. If you have been dealing with this knowledge for about 6 months, you are on the same timeline as I am as that is when I discovered the P in my home. I joined this site in April after searching the internet for information about this addiction. I also attended counselling but in all honesty, I have found my time here to be much more relevant and helpful to my recovery. I am so glad I found this place!
Hope you are finding comfort for yourself and looking after yourself both physically and emotionally. I know that this can be so all consuming to us that we can forget about ourselves. Try not to let that happen to you! This is his addiction, not yours. You will certainly feel the effects of it but we can learn to foster our recovery in a positive way whether they are committing to recovery or not. Right now is the time to do what you need to do for you and coming to this site is a great start!! I see I am repeating myself but it is certainly worth repeating if I can impress upon you the importance of this.
Hope you are doing okay today VT!
Join us! We welcome you!!
Jenn