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I'm afraid I had false hopes, yet again
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 587161" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>He may have had an epiphany of sorts but not have the motivation to follow through.... or his addictions and other things get in his way. When my son was 18 he overdosed twice.... and both times I was with him in the ER.... it was like all his defenses were down and he held my hand, cried, said he was sorry for screwing up his life and I totally believe he meant it in the moment.... but as he got better the defenses returned, the attitude returned, the urge for drugs returned and like you I was very disappointed. Now 3 years later with lots of stints at treatment and rehab I am a bit more jaded because I know those epiphany moments (which I do think are true in the moment) can also disappear in an instant. The proof of change is them showing responsibility over time, not just the realization that they need to be responsible in a fleeting moment. Hugs to you, this is hard.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 587161, member: 15801"] He may have had an epiphany of sorts but not have the motivation to follow through.... or his addictions and other things get in his way. When my son was 18 he overdosed twice.... and both times I was with him in the ER.... it was like all his defenses were down and he held my hand, cried, said he was sorry for screwing up his life and I totally believe he meant it in the moment.... but as he got better the defenses returned, the attitude returned, the urge for drugs returned and like you I was very disappointed. Now 3 years later with lots of stints at treatment and rehab I am a bit more jaded because I know those epiphany moments (which I do think are true in the moment) can also disappear in an instant. The proof of change is them showing responsibility over time, not just the realization that they need to be responsible in a fleeting moment. Hugs to you, this is hard. TL [/QUOTE]
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