Heya,

Last night I finally told my partner of 7yrs that if he doesn't get help, I will walk away. Phew. It's taken me over 6months to get the courage to say that... I'm worried now that I will cave in and get conned into letting things slide again. He doesn't work at the moment, and says he is depressed. Which I understand I do. But he also has a drink problem (which he won't admit to) and can get nasty verbally and quite scary. So I confronted him with this after the latest instalment of how horrible a girlfriend I am etc. At the moment it's going ok...he is saying the right things and willing to go to the doctor, but he is out in the pub tonight and I'm a bit nervous. So how do I stay strong? Any tips on not letting myself get talked down would be appreciated! Thanks