I've got Maaaan E-motions..... lol

by June
(Saint John, NB, Canada)

I've got this man in my life I love so dearly. He is an alcoholic ... a drug user ... a gambler... he's got addictions ... he's human... he's a wonderful man. But as you can imagine ... every one of those parts of him have got a life of their own. That's how I feel ... like I'm living many lives with this man. ...and I believe he has a mental illness. Did you know 3% of people will be diagnosed with a mental illness?!

That is how much this has impacted my life... I am living many different lives. Some days it is so hard to cope ...
but I dont' want to leave him alone to deal with these problems. I love him more than anything in this world. He and my girls of course. I love my family. I'd just like to be able to cope a little easier ... so what can I do?