Ted Williams to enter rehab, thanks to Dr. Phil

Honestly, I feel cheated by this man, I wish him well and do hope he can beat this battle with his addictions but everyone has a story. Mine – I was stuck in a relationship with a verbal and physically abusive alcoholic partner for over 20 years – so I am no stranger to alcohol abuse. My dream has always been to be a voice actor, I have worked so hard over the years to perfect my skills and move my life in the direction of my dream doing it all secretly and while being put down, called names that no one deserves to be called and accused of being a cheater and a liar. I had even went as far as to purchase recording equipment, computer, microphone, software and so on to only come home one day to find it had all been smashed to pieces by a hammer. So, you are all thinking why stay in this situation. I had a daughter with this person that I felt obligated to be there for, to make sure she was taken care of. To make sure she had what she wanted and needed. I wanted to assure she had a good life, I felt the only way I could do that was to stay in the situation until she was old enough to go out and live her own life. There was no way I was going to leave. I couldn’t. Everyone talks about how Ted Williams has paid his dues that he deserves all of this..I feel he is getting all of this attention for choosing the wrong path in a portion of his life.Sure, I could have turned to alcohol and substance abuse because of the situation I was in..How would that of benefited the welfare of my daughter, there had to someone there to make sure she was getting fed, someone there to make sure she was getting her diaper changed, someone there to make sure she had a warm bed to sleep in, clothes and getting an education, There was no way I was going to take the chance and leave knowing the possibilities of my partner getting hooked up with someone with the same addiction and me not knowing how my daughter was being treated. If I had to be belittled, slapped, hit and called terrible names and accused of things on a daily basis to make sure my daughter had the things she needed- so be it. I raised a very beautiful – kind – and loving young woman. It was worth every minute of the hell I was going through as that being the result. I did get out of the situation just shortly after my daughter was out on her own. I don’t live that life any longer but I still carry the scars, physical and the emotional ones. I now am married to a very beautiful and kind and carrying woman who supports my dream of being a voice over actor, who is willing to stick by my side through the good times and the bad times and not judge me but to love me.
sorry for the long comment but it just shows, we all have a story.I truly feel that my day is comming, that all I have had to endure in my life, all of the hard work will someday pay off.I was a “homeless” man for over 20 years
JP