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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 725119" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Welcome!</p><p></p><p>You have gotten great advice here but I will add my two cents.</p><p></p><p>Anxiety is NO reason for abusing benzos. Have been there/done that with my son.</p><p></p><p>Listen to and "hear" what the others have said. We all are on the same road but on different stops. We're 7 years into our journey with "pills" etc. Read my signature. Not fun. Not easy.</p><p></p><p>I went through several years of this before I came here and found people like me! Oh happy day! I didn't know anyone else dealing with this at the time. <strong>It is living a different reality</strong>. Parents and family members that have not dealt with this will not get it and will not give you helpful advice.</p><p></p><p>I suggest finding a therapist that specializes in addiction that can help you form firm boundaries with your son. This is for you and it is even more important for him.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't mean you don't love him; it means you do love him and enabling him is not what he needs right now.</p><p></p><p>This could be a very long journey for you so you need to take care of yourself and your marriage. You and your husband need to form a united bond. Don't let this ruin your marriage; and it can. Men handle this differently than we do. I see that now.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/staystrong.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":staystrong:" title="staystrong :staystrong:" data-shortname=":staystrong:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 725119, member: 15032"] Welcome! You have gotten great advice here but I will add my two cents. Anxiety is NO reason for abusing benzos. Have been there/done that with my son. Listen to and "hear" what the others have said. We all are on the same road but on different stops. We're 7 years into our journey with "pills" etc. Read my signature. Not fun. Not easy. I went through several years of this before I came here and found people like me! Oh happy day! I didn't know anyone else dealing with this at the time. [B]It is living a different reality[/B]. Parents and family members that have not dealt with this will not get it and will not give you helpful advice. I suggest finding a therapist that specializes in addiction that can help you form firm boundaries with your son. This is for you and it is even more important for him. It doesn't mean you don't love him; it means you do love him and enabling him is not what he needs right now. This could be a very long journey for you so you need to take care of yourself and your marriage. You and your husband need to form a united bond. Don't let this ruin your marriage; and it can. Men handle this differently than we do. I see that now. :staystrong::notalone: [/QUOTE]
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