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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 504193" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Michelle, </p><p></p><p>What a tragedy. It does nto sound to me like your son has an addiction problem but rather he is in shock and grief over losing his family. Also this just happened a few months ago and as you say previously he had no problems. I have personal experience with what he is going through because my sister in law's husband announced he was leaving her and their two children one day for another man. Her shock and pain were unbearable. She couldn't understand on any level. She had horrible feelings of inadequency, what was wrong with her to make her husband turn this way, etc. It took her a long time in therapy to come to terms with this. They now have a very good relatuonship and share parenting of the children. She is happily remarried. It does get better.</p><p></p><p>Your son is dealing with a very difficult problem and who can blame him for being in shock and not know how to deal with it. The problem is getting him help to work through the fact that this has nothign to do with him and everything to do with his wife. Is there anyone close to your son that he respects and that may be able to convince him to go for counseling? There are therapists that specialize in gay/lesbian issues. He is trying to stop the pain he is in with alcohol and it's just causing him more pain.</p><p></p><p>I hope that someone can get through to him and he gets help and realizes he can get through this.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 504193, member: 59"] Michelle, What a tragedy. It does nto sound to me like your son has an addiction problem but rather he is in shock and grief over losing his family. Also this just happened a few months ago and as you say previously he had no problems. I have personal experience with what he is going through because my sister in law's husband announced he was leaving her and their two children one day for another man. Her shock and pain were unbearable. She couldn't understand on any level. She had horrible feelings of inadequency, what was wrong with her to make her husband turn this way, etc. It took her a long time in therapy to come to terms with this. They now have a very good relatuonship and share parenting of the children. She is happily remarried. It does get better. Your son is dealing with a very difficult problem and who can blame him for being in shock and not know how to deal with it. The problem is getting him help to work through the fact that this has nothign to do with him and everything to do with his wife. Is there anyone close to your son that he respects and that may be able to convince him to go for counseling? There are therapists that specialize in gay/lesbian issues. He is trying to stop the pain he is in with alcohol and it's just causing him more pain. I hope that someone can get through to him and he gets help and realizes he can get through this. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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