I told my Ex's Mother that I would drive her to the Rehab centre that my Ex is attending to avail of the Family programme. It happens to be the same place that I was and where I met him.
Was just looking at the map to get out there and Im dreading it.
This place was originally opened by a bunch of Nun's, you are forced to attend Mass Services everyday and most(not all) of the Councellors were ignorant, assholes that are into pontificating about the 'Big Book'.8) This place is so archaic, even looking at pictures they are all pic's of staff members with politicians etc I just feel nauseous thinking about it. There isnt isnt a great deal of choices of Rehab around and the only reason I ended up in there is because my Coke -fiend friend suggested a councellor to me who was an alcoholic and she suggested I go in there.
I naively accepted as I was at an exceptionally low ebb.
At the time I was pretty Depressed and lost but it really did nothing really for me(apart from experience alone I learnt not much except 12 step stuff, which was thought rigidly and religiously), think that is why I was drawn to my Ex there too, I had nothing in my life and Rehab confirmed for me just how hopeless everything was...he was an escape, I was desperate, shamed to say.
It is such a horrible memory, I actually lost a drastic amount of weight while in there because I was so frustrated that I didn't get the help I needed.

I dont want to dramaticise this but im actually now scared of going back there.
My Ex's Mother is old at this stage, she is a sweet woman and would do anything for her Son(little that he does for her). I should have stuck my nose out but I just feel guilty, I dont know why...? I still feel kinda responsible for him I guess, that I didnt influence him better or something...I also want to be there for him but I cant, he just drags me under with his selfish bullshit(and I mean he just doesnt seem to care about anyone unless there is something for him to gain out of it, he is literally a baby and an angry, cold one at that, think he is in there to avoid court anyway as he is up for criminal damage and threatening his ex)...He is a cumpulsive, habitual liar and most of his reasons for doing things are for him to save his own ass from some trouble he got into.
Guess I thought as well that his Mother had something to do with his addiction, that she neglected him emotionally in some way- probably why I feel so guilty now, realising that is prob not the case.
He is so stunted, dont think I can face him anymore, it hurts too much. He is sociopathic, superficially charming and not much else. He has neglected EVERYONE in his life, literally. Not only that, he fucks everyone over in one way or another, it seems intentional at this stage, and he always picks himself up, always has the ability to patch his life up but leaves a path of misery for everyone else in his wake and though he apologises just after the shitstorms he never does anything to change/make ammends unless he is constantly being praised, even at that its all superficial and he only does it for attention(I dont say that lightly of people because I know how unfair that can be). When the attention is gone off him then he acts out again. He even attacked the guard who spoke in favour of him in court, he thinks everyone is 'a fool' except himself. I mean a 48 yr old who asks his 77 year old mother to do his laundry after he verbally abuses her? WTF?
In the few days before he went in to rehab, he took care of all his monetary affairs and left his Landlady(who used to pick him up drunk from pubs out of the goodness of her heart) without the money he owed her. All he cares about is fucking money and himself. His daughter hasnt known her Father at all because he felt she rejected him because she didnt maintain contact, yet he called to her house for beer without a thought. He still believes the world owes him a favour, he really feels like he is better and more entitled than everyone else. Makes me so angry.
Makes me worry about what I saw in him, I do think it is hormonal though, he is easy to 'look after' and that niche was in my life, what an idiot I was.
Cant wait for tomorrow evening.

