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Originally Posted by Ewokhat
Well I'll give you a bit more info then. Since we've become friends, I was worried about his excessive drinking so I asked him why he did it. His answer was pretty much "To get away from my problems". I asked him if waking up with a hangover fixes his problems, and two days later he called to let me know he poured out every ounce of booze he had, and since then he doesn't drink alone anymore. (As far as I know)
I also expressed concern about his fast food habits, and then I noticed instead of coming to work with whataburger he'd come to work with a bag of trail mix instead. (The healthy kind, not the salted ones!)
He is expressing a genuine concern in bettering himself, and I'm honestly surprised at how far he has come in such a short time. I'm just trying to help him with his self esteem. I want him to know that having a bad past doesn't mean a bad future.
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You are so right! A negative past does not have to mean a negative future!
My ex was a victim of physical abuse from his alcoholic father, and emotional abuse from his mother. I would have wondered if everything he shared with me truly occurred, but his sisters and brothers confirmed the abusive treatment.
Unfortunately he was never able to recover from his upbringing and since I've never known that type of experience, I truly believed I could help him mend; but alas it was to no avail.
I think it's wonderful that he's so ambitious about improving his life! Not every negative store is hopeless. And he's so very blessed to have you in his life!
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