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Originally Posted by penelope ann
I broke up with my boyfriend just after the death of my mother this year. I suppose I had always propped him up, since he suffers from depression, is alchohlic, and though a very talented writer, has low self-worth and an oppressive family. I want him back, and really love him, though I doubt that it s possible, that he' d have me in his frame of mind. The way he was behaving seemed designed to push me away and vent all his negative feelings onto me. He tends to play games in relationships and be cruel mentally to women, though I handled him well in that respect until my bereavement, when I could no longer, and started taking his behaviour personally.
His family set up is very unhealthy. They aid and abet his drinking habit, and don t encourage his writing, even though he has achieved acclaim in the past. He is full of self-loathing since he hasn t written for years now, spends his days working in a job for the family firm (which he hates) and drinks to excess every night until the early hours, most of the week not seeming to need sleep. Im on my own in praying for him and need support. Im not in his life any more and worry about him. I want him to grow spiritually, and renew his faith in God, by some miracle....and believe in himself enough again to write and create a future for himself. Crucially, I hope the circumstances which support his present unhealthy set up, disappear, and along with it his dependency on drink and hedonism to fill the spiritual void in his life. He is a good man, and is all too conscious he has made a mess of his life. He is in total despair and really suffers. Please join me in praying for this person, and in the intercession of the Holy Spirit. |