This episode will chronicle the four-year span of hardship I endured while in a relationship with someone grappling with substance abuse, which ultimately revealed the true extent of their malevolence and the pervasive mental health issues affecting their family, marked by destructive behaviors and intrafamilial harm, as well as their persistent dishonesty, cheating, and thievery, a prolonged period of anguish that ultimately culminated in my personal transformation and healing.