<human>: Me: 32/F, Him 43 

My SO of 9 months has hereditary anxiety that had been severe and undiagnosed for 15 years. Both of his parents had severe anxiety that was never officially diagnosed or professionally treasured and was only ever addressed by self medicating with alcohol and drugs.  His sister has been seeing a doctor for her anxiety for 10+ years and seems to be a fully functioning person.

SO has very poor sleep and is utterly exhausted all of the time. This frequently puts a strain on our relationship as he mostly only wants to sleep &/or relax at home. He turns to alcohol nearly every night to "help him relax" so that his mind can slow down enough for him to be able to sleep a few hours at a time.

I have voiced my concern 3 or 4 times about the self medicating with alcohol but don't want to push too hard and exacerbate his anxiety. I find myself feeling really agitated when the drinking starts and I don't like to be around him when he does drink because I get resentful and angry.  I know that the drinking makes the anxiety worse but he is in denial about that. He is (was)convinced that it is helping.

So today he FINALLY admitted that the anxiety had become so unmanageable even with the "help" of the alcohol and he wants to get professional help. I cried tears of joy and promised that I would support him in his treatment. I suspect there will have to be a period of alcohol detox as I can guess that he will have some serious withdrawal.

I am struggling to find some type of support network for not only him, but for myself.  Am I asking for trouble by staying in this relationship?  Is it better or worse for him to be in a relationship as he gets healthy? Though I, in no way, want to, I am willing to walk away from our relationship if it will hold him back from getting better.

Thanks so much in advance for any encouragement/advice/tips. It's a great unknown for both of us but I have faith that he will find relief soon.  If nothing else, thank you for letting me get this off my chest.

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<bot>: SO has severe anxiety that he finally wants medical/professional help with; I don't know how or if I should support him.  Is it a bad idea for us to be together while he gets healthy?