Why You Can’t Control His Addiction — And How to Support Real Change

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Supporting a partner who is caught in addiction can be heartbreaking, frightening, and deeply exhausting.When you’ve heard “I’ll change” again and again—yet nothing shifts—it’s completely understandable that you might reach for punishment, ultimatums, or control. Not because you’re trying to be harsh, but because you’re hurting and desperate for things to get better. Many partners …