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<blockquote data-quote="healinginside" data-source="post: 763524" data-attributes="member: 29962"><p>Just an update on my son in rehab. He seems like he really likes the rehab facility. He is on medication for the first time in his life - proponalol I think is what it is. He was having high blood pressure before he went into treatment and when I looked at this medication it says that it treats anxiety and high blood pressure. It says that it gives almost immediate relief for anxiety and it sounds like he has a low-dose. He sounded steadier than he has in a long time. It is only day 7 of his stay. </p><p></p><p>The only bad thing that I noticed is that he's still saying some strange things that sometimes don't make sense - that is where I think he has mental issues. Maybe Borderline (BPD). I don't know. A dual diagnosis- mental health issues and drug abuse. </p><p></p><p>The challenge for me is when my husband asks about him. He is very negative about my son which I completely understand. It is just that I am going through some moments of hope right now. Yup, I know the stats on relapse. But why does my husband have to bring me down when he knows I'm struggling to stay strong. He wants to know what my son said when he calls and everything that I tell him he just shakes his head and makes a lot of negative comments about it. It's frustrating! I know that this is part of addiction recovery - people don't automatically forgive you for everything that's happened. I just wish things were different. It is much harder being in a blended family because I do believe that the step parent does not have the same connection to a step child as they do their own birth child. I could write a book about it.</p><p></p><p>But this frustration is all tied to worrying about what is going to happen when my son gets out of rehab. Where will he stay? Hopefully in a sober living environment. He needs to learn how to live again with rules and boundaries that I cannot provide for him. I want him to absolutely positively continue therapy. But worrying about tomorrow does nothing for me today because he has a long way to go in recovery. As do I. </p><p></p><p>Thank you for listening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="healinginside, post: 763524, member: 29962"] Just an update on my son in rehab. He seems like he really likes the rehab facility. He is on medication for the first time in his life - proponalol I think is what it is. He was having high blood pressure before he went into treatment and when I looked at this medication it says that it treats anxiety and high blood pressure. It says that it gives almost immediate relief for anxiety and it sounds like he has a low-dose. He sounded steadier than he has in a long time. It is only day 7 of his stay. The only bad thing that I noticed is that he's still saying some strange things that sometimes don't make sense - that is where I think he has mental issues. Maybe Borderline (BPD). I don't know. A dual diagnosis- mental health issues and drug abuse. The challenge for me is when my husband asks about him. He is very negative about my son which I completely understand. It is just that I am going through some moments of hope right now. Yup, I know the stats on relapse. But why does my husband have to bring me down when he knows I'm struggling to stay strong. He wants to know what my son said when he calls and everything that I tell him he just shakes his head and makes a lot of negative comments about it. It's frustrating! I know that this is part of addiction recovery - people don't automatically forgive you for everything that's happened. I just wish things were different. It is much harder being in a blended family because I do believe that the step parent does not have the same connection to a step child as they do their own birth child. I could write a book about it. But this frustration is all tied to worrying about what is going to happen when my son gets out of rehab. Where will he stay? Hopefully in a sober living environment. He needs to learn how to live again with rules and boundaries that I cannot provide for him. I want him to absolutely positively continue therapy. But worrying about tomorrow does nothing for me today because he has a long way to go in recovery. As do I. Thank you for listening. [/QUOTE]
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