girlfriend of 6 years broke up with me Bec I lied about my addiction

[Iokk]

hi guys I’m depressed and I’ve never felt anything like this before everything is harder then it normal is. Nothing gives me interest. And I can’t stop this feeling she’s gonna find someone else. Is there anything I can do

[kenster1]

Hi welcome aboard what is it that you have an addiction for you`ll always find support for addictions no matter what they are. in regards to your Mrs you need to prove that your sorry and open to get help in dealing with it.

[Dolphin14]

Welcome to the community.

Six years is a long time. Have you been hiding this for 6 years?

In my opinion the first thing you should do is get yourself into treatment. This is a long process.

You will have to have a discussion and hope that she accepts an apology.

Best of luck

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[so_it_goes in reply to Dolphin14]

Totally agree with all that! I dated someone who withheld the extent of their addiction to me and I remember feeling really hurt (why could t they confide in me), confused (if they lied about that, then what else?) but mostly concerned (for their wellbeing).

I agree and think you need to first get yourself treatment- you can’t be in a relationship with anyone bc you’re in a relationship with your substance of choice. I’d suggest apologizing, owning the mistakes you made, and telling her how you plan to move forward in a positive way. Acknowledge that you made a mistake- dont make excuses and don’t say it won’t happen again bc addictions really hard and you can’t promise you might not relapse, but you can promise to be honest moving forward.

Respect her need for space to come to terms with the situation- let her have some time to process it and let her know that you want to/are there to talk, when she’s ready.

Youre human, you made a mistake- you need to figure out why you felt you couldn’t tell her the truth in the first place.

Best of luck!