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<blockquote data-quote="Ephchap" data-source="post: 99139" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>Grace,</p><p></p><p>First of all, big hugs coming your way. We all definitely understand your feeling this way - that you don't know if you can go through it again.</p><p></p><p>GG is right; setbacks are part of recovery, unfortunately. I know that my son had been out of his 10 month stay at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) about 2 months, and one weekend, got high. He drank, he smoked pot, and then went right for the gusto - found some crack. He called us that night, scared and crying. He knew that he didn't want to go down that road again. In his words, it wasn't "fun" this time; it was scary. Fortuntely for him, that was the last time.</p><p></p><p>Most do have a relapse. The hope is that they learned from their prior use that they can't continue the behavior. Does your son seem like he wants to stop but is afraid he can't? Does he have a therapist or sponsor that can talk with him?</p><p></p><p>Again, sending mega hugs. We're here to lean on. </p><p>Deb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ephchap, post: 99139, member: 27"] Grace, First of all, big hugs coming your way. We all definitely understand your feeling this way - that you don't know if you can go through it again. GG is right; setbacks are part of recovery, unfortunately. I know that my son had been out of his 10 month stay at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) about 2 months, and one weekend, got high. He drank, he smoked pot, and then went right for the gusto - found some crack. He called us that night, scared and crying. He knew that he didn't want to go down that road again. In his words, it wasn't "fun" this time; it was scary. Fortuntely for him, that was the last time. Most do have a relapse. The hope is that they learned from their prior use that they can't continue the behavior. Does your son seem like he wants to stop but is afraid he can't? Does he have a therapist or sponsor that can talk with him? Again, sending mega hugs. We're here to lean on. Deb [/QUOTE]
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