my partner is having a battle with drinking,a battle that ive been warning him about for almost a year now.He says he wants to stop drinking and is trying to cut down.The problem is for me that its just another one in a long list of addictions for him.I know he has bi-polar disorder but to me the problem is one of not taking any responsability in these behaviours.he says he always has an excuse for his addictions and hides behind his illness to avoid facing the truth.I feel unless he faces the fact that he is making the choices he wont chang the pattern of addiction he keeps repeating.

Its all well and good his mother telling him how brave he is,and how well hes doing but in my experience being kind to him and making excuses for him isnt helping him to face up to his problems like a man,and accept his own part in these matters.he just thinks im being a hard faced bitch,but after 10 years and lots of these addiction crises what else will work??????