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toughlovin
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Hi all,
I am feeling frustrated. I talked with what sounds like a really good program near where my son is. It is a dual diagnosis program that runs in parallel so he would be working on both SA issues and the psychiatric issues. They do both cognitive behavioral therapy and DBT. I think it is what he both needs and wants.
I know he has to make the call and initiate getting into the program. I was waiting until this evening to call him. My hope was to offer this to him before he was discharged because I know he will be better off going from detox straight to a program. So this afternoon I thought i would check his phone log... yep he is texting away so he has been discharged!! Darn it.
I called him and he was on the phone... I mentioned the program.. he said he was on the line with a lady who was going to help him. Didn't hear back from him... called again he said his phone is dying and he is waiting to be picked up and they are coming from a distance. I tried to tell him what i found and he said my phone is dying, every second counts, i know you have a program, goodbye!! OK I get it.... he has to preserve his phone as he is getting picked up....
By who I wonder? I am afraid he is off to use and spiral downwards.... and I am wishing like all get out that I had found this place yesterday..... and things happen for a reason and he might not be ready and at least now I know about it for when he is ready. But darn it my timing feels off!!!
And I need to let go of this and I have having a hard time doing that this evening.
Nancy this is part of that problem solving thing ya know?
TL
I am feeling frustrated. I talked with what sounds like a really good program near where my son is. It is a dual diagnosis program that runs in parallel so he would be working on both SA issues and the psychiatric issues. They do both cognitive behavioral therapy and DBT. I think it is what he both needs and wants.
I know he has to make the call and initiate getting into the program. I was waiting until this evening to call him. My hope was to offer this to him before he was discharged because I know he will be better off going from detox straight to a program. So this afternoon I thought i would check his phone log... yep he is texting away so he has been discharged!! Darn it.
I called him and he was on the phone... I mentioned the program.. he said he was on the line with a lady who was going to help him. Didn't hear back from him... called again he said his phone is dying and he is waiting to be picked up and they are coming from a distance. I tried to tell him what i found and he said my phone is dying, every second counts, i know you have a program, goodbye!! OK I get it.... he has to preserve his phone as he is getting picked up....
By who I wonder? I am afraid he is off to use and spiral downwards.... and I am wishing like all get out that I had found this place yesterday..... and things happen for a reason and he might not be ready and at least now I know about it for when he is ready. But darn it my timing feels off!!!
And I need to let go of this and I have having a hard time doing that this evening.
Nancy this is part of that problem solving thing ya know?
TL