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petrified for 23yo son..
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<blockquote data-quote="rebelson" data-source="post: 677091" data-attributes="member: 19966"><p>I see now how common it is for drug/etoh abuse to cover up the presence or non presence of mental illness. Several of you have posted such. Reassuring, to say the least. I hope and pray that he does not suffer from any form of mental illness and that the erratic and dramatic behavior stems completely from the drug & etoh use. I have hope for that. When he was clean for those 2wks, last month....he (positive behavior happened fairly quickly I might add, i.e. clearing of the drugs) would call me and I couldn't believe my ears! I was elated. He was actually a NORMAL son, my 23yo handsome, smart son! He called me once and said the shower in his rented room was draining slowly and what should he buy to clear it? OMG. My drug user was actually with a clear mind and calling mom to get advice on such a simple, day to day solution? I told him 'don't buy anything yet!' (he was on a tight budget!) to ask the homeowner if he had a plunger and then how to use plunger on shower drain. He did so, called me back and said 'wow, it worked, I never knew you could use those like that.' Something so simple to ppl whose children are non-drug users, actually made me so happy. Then................probably within a week, he relapsed-drinking binge for 36hrs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rebelson, post: 677091, member: 19966"] I see now how common it is for drug/etoh abuse to cover up the presence or non presence of mental illness. Several of you have posted such. Reassuring, to say the least. I hope and pray that he does not suffer from any form of mental illness and that the erratic and dramatic behavior stems completely from the drug & etoh use. I have hope for that. When he was clean for those 2wks, last month....he (positive behavior happened fairly quickly I might add, i.e. clearing of the drugs) would call me and I couldn't believe my ears! I was elated. He was actually a NORMAL son, my 23yo handsome, smart son! He called me once and said the shower in his rented room was draining slowly and what should he buy to clear it? OMG. My drug user was actually with a clear mind and calling mom to get advice on such a simple, day to day solution? I told him 'don't buy anything yet!' (he was on a tight budget!) to ask the homeowner if he had a plunger and then how to use plunger on shower drain. He did so, called me back and said 'wow, it worked, I never knew you could use those like that.' Something so simple to ppl whose children are non-drug users, actually made me so happy. Then................probably within a week, he relapsed-drinking binge for 36hrs. [/QUOTE]
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