Could it be stress related

[tiff78g]

My babies dad who is in rehab, and is going to graduate soon has become a little erratic.  Immediately, I flash back to when he was using and that's all I can focus on. I am sure he is going through a whirl wind of emotion, since he will be graduating soon and back out into society, but I just dont have trust in him. I am worried about him and not sure how to approach it. I dont want to make him feel defensive, but if he is having any issues, I would love to offer my support. Any suggestions?

tiffiny

[kim715]

Perhaps he is scared knowing that he will soon be out and have to begin facing life on lifes terms without doctors and nurses and other people there at all times who can relate to his prior addictive lifestyle.In rehab he has been monitored and not had the easy accesss to drugs that he knows he will have when he gets out.Address the issue with him but in a caring supportive way.Tell him you have noticed his behavior and that you are worried about him and that you are ther to help him in any way you can and make sure he follows the aftercare program that I'm sure they have put in place for him.Goodluck to both of you. Peace.

[LIZZIE LOU]

i hope that your boyfriend understands how his addiction has affected you and your life.  he needs to know that things will NOT be a bed of roses after he gets home and hopefully understand that you have every reason not to believe or trust him.  just because someone gets clean...does not mean that the damage that has been done just disappears.

i would definitely ask him if something is bothering him.  it would be a good time to see how honest he is and if rehab has taught him to open up and talk about his feelings.

i hope that the both of you are able to practice patience with each other until you find your respective places in this relationship.

[GoingToMakeIt]

Nothing like a straight question to him. Ask him what's going on.
Look in the Health Pages for the 3 posts on PAWS. There is some interesting info in there on what can happen after the initial recovery.