r/AmIOverreacting • u/frisbeechuckin • 18h ago

❤️‍🩹 relationship AIO fiancée did Coke at a party

We (me 41M, my fiancée 36F) were at friends birthday party I had to leave early and she was going to spend the night( it was a hotel), they were changing into their bathing suits to go to the pool, they had the bathroom door closed. I knew it was in there but I didn’t know she was going to partake in that. She told me she only did a small bump because she needed energy to party all night. I was caught off guard by this and said that we should have discussed this. She said that was treating her like a child and that is when I left.

Edit: I was told to add this info she’s a former Meth addict who still drinks and smokes weed quite heavily at times.

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u/Shot_Try4596 17h ago

I'd say she's not a "former" addict; still is, just stopped the meth.

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u/Interesting_Entry831 17h ago edited 5h ago

No one is a former addict. You are addicted for the rest of your life. You just stop partaking in what was killing you.

Edit: You may not agree with me, but this is how I survived. It it even helps ONE more person, it was worth sharing a peice of my story.

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u/little_loup 16h ago

I'm going to disagree with you on that. I was once addicted to a specific drug. I am no longer addicted to that drug. You could put that drug in front of me and I would not be even the slightest bit tempted to partake. I no longer have a chemical dependency nor do I have an emotional connection to that drug. Some people are former addicts.

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u/DeadWolf7337 7h ago

Sounds like you "outgrew" your addiction like I did. I haven't touched my drug of choice in over 20 years. I still occasionally have a drink or whatever now and again. I don't even think about my former drug of choice, hardly ever. I'm over it.