To be so pissed off at DH stealing my prescribed medication?

[borisjohnsonandthenorth]

Have sleeping tablets and DH has helped himself to them. Have tried to have a conversation about it but he won’t admit to it. I’m so fucking angry with him right now.

I would have thought if you lived with an addict you would have known to hide your medication.

Not saying he's right, but really, what did you expect.

Presuming you've posted before, how many LTBs have you had on MN?

If he's been add for years then you are naive to be surprised or annoyed. It was obviously going to happen.

So what’s your plan? He’s a lying addict.
Make 2020 better. Get away.

Op, it's awful that he's taken your prescription meds. However, you're being very nasty to other posters

What has OP said that's 'very nasty', @Waitingforadulthood ?

That was a huge drip feed and you went right for the neck with@jalopy and have skirted the responses to that since and haven't acknowledged that your response pattern is fairly off or unfair to that poster. I agree with @Junie70 and I get that you are extremely angry but you know who he is, it's not hard to hide a container of pills, you'll probably respond 'why should I have to' but you know living with an addict you do have to. This is a thread that is going to be pulled anyway isn't it.

You think you're lying to your GP

However they probably are already on high alert if you request this item too soon
In regard to your gp it is in your best interest to be honest with them
They can then give you a small amount eg 7 tablets
So they know they haven't given you a huge amount that anyone can misuse

They can issue it as small as one tablet so it's not hard for the gp to help you help him make an appointment In the new year

@rhubarbarkle how much of her life history did you expect OP to cover in a 2 line opening post that was written when she was pissed off?

Paranoid- "I am absolutely fed up of it and if anyone doesn’t like that then they are extremely welcome not to post." This reads as defensive at best, aggressive at worst. The information that he's an addict is a huge drip feed (but in anger and emotion easy to leave out in op- hence my understanding- OP this post is NOT intended to upset you, I really do understand how hard it is to live with addicts and how trapped, powerless and furiously out of control of your own shit feels in that scenario. It's not fair. And not normal"

I'm just pointing out that op isn't responding nicely to questions or even opinions on her , world wide publicly shared problem. The point is that her defensiveness is directed incorrectly - at innocent posters trying to help, and not at her dh/ her situation

@Waitingforadulthood - but you said OP was 'very nasty'? I assume you're regretting that choice of words as you haven't repeated them?

I think you have to go to your gp and tell them, at least.

I'd find it hard not to kick dh into the spare room, or the box room, the attic or the sofa and get a strong lock on the bedroom door to which only I had the key. Then keep my meds in a safe in a place as hidden as I could find in there.

I'm so sorry. Maybe a separation until he's sorted himself out is the only way.

op isn't responding nicely to questions or even opinions

Why should she be 'nice'? That sounds so sexist! She's stressed to hell and you want her to 'respond nicely' @Waitingforadulthood ?!

Paranoid- I will not continue in discourse with you. I am not here to demonise op. I feel that her responses were nasty and unnecessarily defensive - but as explained, I don't blame the op for that. I want to reiterate that her defensive and nasty reaction is understandable but at the same time point out that ops questions are fair. Have a nice night

Also- I expect both sexes to be nice as far as reasonable (ie- when you've asked a public opinion and people offer it it and advice in good faith) can't see that it's sexist.

I hardly approached a strange woman and said "smile love it'll never happen!"

Paranoid if OP snaps at people who are trying to help her she’s going to put people’s backs up and they’re not going to care about her problems or want to help. It’s not sexist, it’s common sense.

Ooo! I'm addicted to sleeping pills, too. But my doctor knows this and gives me one month prescriptions for one tablet per night. In case anyone's wondering, I became addicted when my DD was diagnosed with nocturnal epilepsy.

I would never steal anyone's meds, though. Why the hell doesn't he get his own prescription? Or admit he's got a problem and see a doctor?

I don't blame you for being angry, OP. I'd be furious.

The 4th post on the page is the op saying he's an addict! It's not a 'huge drip feed'. People really overuse drip feed on here.

Op is obviously upset and just needs to vent.

Are you thinking of splitting up from him op?

This is a difficult one... On the one hand, it's very wrong to steal someone else's medication. On the other hand, DH used DD's sleeping pills at least once a week for a year. I think your DH needs help - I made mine see someone about it, and it turned out DD's sleep problems were genetic and he actually needed the pills too. If he doesn't need them, he needs help for addiction.

Your H is an addict accept it and take appropriate measures. Handwringing will get you no where.