Submitted by _B_Little_me t3_zziork in tifu
TIFU Over the last few years, after a pretty traumatic event, started to drink heavily. I am not the same person my wife met and fell in love with. I've had the plan to begin my path to an alcohol free life in 2023. But today happened.
I had a stressful morning. I had a drink. Then I went to the group I'm participating in to become alcohol free in 2023. The one drink I had this AM, I beat myself up about and went to group for, was the landslide. I was feeling defeated and hopeless.
Unbeknownst to her, it was only one...and the group helped me not go for number 2. However, when she got home, she wanted to chat about something…...related to my drinking, last week. I got super defensive and said things I shouldn't have.
After 14 years, she's now driving back to our hometown and won't talk to me. Her last text was 'I'm glad you plan to work on yourself, but maybe in a year, the universe and you will be in a better place to be together' Today was the day I fucked up. I waited too long and expected too much.
Damn it.
TL;DR : I waited too long for help.