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I am sure my husband is an alcoholic

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user1491320660 · 03/10/2022 12:37

I feel lost.
I have come to the conclusion that my husband is an alcoholic. He drinks about 40 units per week. He blames me for his drinking. He gets paranoid when drinking. He lies about his drinking and claims he only drinks a few cans weekly - the recycle bin would tell me otherwise. He suffers from daily mood swings and insomnia. He is overweight, has a bad diet, and high blood pressure. According to him he does not have a problem.
He is also emotionally abusive when drinking and not drinking.
Right now, I cannot leave because I am completing a part-time online-course and looking after our young child. I also have long-term disabilities that affect my ability to work full-time out of the house. I am trying to find a full-time work-from-home job when my course finishes in 2024. The industry that I am training in is mostly work-from-home.
In the meantime I do not know what to do; I feel sad everyday; I sleep in the spare room, and dread when I know he is coming home. The worst part is that I have no idea how this is affecting our child. Our child is very happy and doing well at school, but she is aware how much my husband likes beer.
Any advice would be greatly received. Thank you.

OP posts:
Oopsilot · 03/10/2022 18:16

your course doesn’t finish for nearly 2 years, your DD could be irreversibly damaged if you wait to leave until then.
YOU could be irreversibly damaged if you wait until then, your MH will be under a huge strain living in those circumstances.
You need to leave, even if it means putting your course on hold. You would get higher tax credits if single (our area is tax credits still, I know for some it’s UC), you may get housing benefit, may be eligible for PIP or something. He should also pay child support but I know that’s not guaranteed.

If you copy your post and post it again in the relationships topic I’m sure lots of lovely knowledgeable posters will be able to offer you some real advice re leaving and any benefits or support you may be entitled to. I hope you can get some real life support to leave Flowers

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