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<blockquote data-quote="Echolette" data-source="post: 618078" data-attributes="member: 17269"><p>My difficult child's main issue is mental illness..drugs, I believe (maybe I am dumb momma here) are just a side effect, a little self treatment, a little self-glorification (way cooler to be a heroin addict than "retarded", eh?). Plus all the excitment of overdoses, drug houses, friends trying to go straight and relapsing...</p><p>So although we withdraw all support when he is using, still...he is never normal. Never has been. The core is mental illness/pervasive developmental delay.</p><p>But in the end....he won't take his medications regularly. The habit of illness has become an excuse. He incites drama...won't take medications, needs help to get medications, medications were stolen, overdoses on medications...</p><p>In the end...he needs to see a shrink and stick to it. Take his medications and stick to it. Not take poisons that his brain can't handle, because it is already more susceptible than others. Those are his responsibilities. </p><p>You can and should expect that of him. You can't take responsibility for him choosing those things...only he can. That is where detachment comes in. </p><p>Good luck. KEep posting. It helps to sort things out, and to read everyone else's stories, so very like your own. </p><p>Echolette.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echolette, post: 618078, member: 17269"] My difficult child's main issue is mental illness..drugs, I believe (maybe I am dumb momma here) are just a side effect, a little self treatment, a little self-glorification (way cooler to be a heroin addict than "retarded", eh?). Plus all the excitment of overdoses, drug houses, friends trying to go straight and relapsing... So although we withdraw all support when he is using, still...he is never normal. Never has been. The core is mental illness/pervasive developmental delay. But in the end....he won't take his medications regularly. The habit of illness has become an excuse. He incites drama...won't take medications, needs help to get medications, medications were stolen, overdoses on medications... In the end...he needs to see a shrink and stick to it. Take his medications and stick to it. Not take poisons that his brain can't handle, because it is already more susceptible than others. Those are his responsibilities. You can and should expect that of him. You can't take responsibility for him choosing those things...only he can. That is where detachment comes in. Good luck. KEep posting. It helps to sort things out, and to read everyone else's stories, so very like your own. Echolette. [/QUOTE]
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