Posted by lawrence s. on October 5, 2002, at 20:09:44
In reply to Re: More advice..., posted by Alara on October 4, 2002, at 21:18:34
Thank all of you for your much needed advise. I hope I did'nt bum everyone out with my tale of woe. Here is another problem. She can stop drinking for a while, like a week or so, but I guarantee she will be back at it in a short time. I did take the kids out of town one time and called my wife and told her that we were'nt coming back until she stopped the drinking. We were gone for a few days. I'm such a sucker!
Another problem I have is the stigma of mental illness. My first wife took advantage of that in the custody battle. All I have is deppression. I've never done anything crazy, no abuse, no suiside attempts. I just have social anxiety, anhedonia, poor concentration, and low self esteem. But when the judge finds out that you are on medication, It's like you have a black cloud over your head.
I Found a new therapist. I saw him a few days ago He seems very good. He told me before I start any legal action that I should have legal documentation of her alcoholism. He suggested that I kill 2 birds with one stone: My son may have ADD. My therapist recomended that I speak with his 3rd grade teacher and see if we can have him tested. Part of the testing will be psychological eval. My wifes alcoholism will probably be found out and documented somehow through the eval. Then I should start legal action. Plus my son would be diagnosed properly, (he also could be dislexic) and get him on the proper direction for his learning needs.
Larry
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