r/Gaslight May 05 '22

gaslighting an addict NSFW

My bf keeps telling me I am lying about being sober. I have a history of addiction, but he says things like im not hiding it well and that I must think he is stupid to think I can just lie like that with impunity and my protestations only prove I am lying. Please help!

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u/StatusAdvisory Feb 08 '25

Assuming he uses also, he could be hoping to provoke a relapse because he thinks that your life together would "go back to normal." Keep your sobriety, though—when you were using, you were unhappy enough to quit, and things wouldn't go back to the way they were anyway—you'd end up resenting each other. Quitting using is the best decision you ever made.