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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 617006" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Rush, thanks for the update. I'm so sorry this continues. You are right that at this point, there is little you can do about the choices your daughter makes..........dangerous as they may be. </p><p></p><p>The one power you do have is to choose the responses you have and the way you view the whole situation. That's where detaching comes in. I can't recall if you yourself are in therapy or a support group but those professional supports become invaluable in this process..........it is just too difficult to do alone and the damage it can do to us is unfathomable. There is also NAMI for the courses they offer parents. Doing this alone, in my opinion, keeps all those horrific feelings we go through, continuing. Your daughter may not change, she may make poor decisions for decades, for the rest of her life.............but you can change YOU, you can change your responses and you can change how you feel in the wake of her choices. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there............find supports for yourself.............we're here with you............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 617006, member: 13542"] Rush, thanks for the update. I'm so sorry this continues. You are right that at this point, there is little you can do about the choices your daughter makes..........dangerous as they may be. The one power you do have is to choose the responses you have and the way you view the whole situation. That's where detaching comes in. I can't recall if you yourself are in therapy or a support group but those professional supports become invaluable in this process..........it is just too difficult to do alone and the damage it can do to us is unfathomable. There is also NAMI for the courses they offer parents. Doing this alone, in my opinion, keeps all those horrific feelings we go through, continuing. Your daughter may not change, she may make poor decisions for decades, for the rest of her life.............but you can change YOU, you can change your responses and you can change how you feel in the wake of her choices. Hang in there............find supports for yourself.............we're here with you............ [/QUOTE]
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