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<blockquote data-quote="WiseChoices" data-source="post: 752796" data-attributes="member: 24254"><p>Ok, so he knows about recovery programs. That's good news. He knows where the hell is when he is ready for it. The seed has been planted. Very important. It can take years for people to hit a bottom deep enough to want real help. </p><p></p><p>I believe based on what you shared here that he very well may have wanted to follow through on your rules. He knows he has a substance abuse issue . He tried to use less , he tried therapy and psychiatrist, so he knows there is an underlying issue which he self medicates. But since one is too many and thousand is never enough , he was unable to modify long(er) term. It never works. And now everything is falling apart for him because the using must have picked up again (it always does). Lack of money, inability to show up for work, breaking rules, cutting off contact. </p><p></p><p>And I can see how scary this must be for you knowing he chose to be homeless before. I have no idea what I would do if I were in your shoes. For me , being homeless would have been my absolute bottom. My bottom was way above that. But your son has pushed into that. He has also stated that he no longer likes living that way though and he did return after you asked him to leave, so maybe he is not willing to go there again. </p><p></p><p>I think the more not otherwise specified he hears, the more doors close, the less options he has, he might chose recovery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WiseChoices, post: 752796, member: 24254"] Ok, so he knows about recovery programs. That's good news. He knows where the hell is when he is ready for it. The seed has been planted. Very important. It can take years for people to hit a bottom deep enough to want real help. I believe based on what you shared here that he very well may have wanted to follow through on your rules. He knows he has a substance abuse issue . He tried to use less , he tried therapy and psychiatrist, so he knows there is an underlying issue which he self medicates. But since one is too many and thousand is never enough , he was unable to modify long(er) term. It never works. And now everything is falling apart for him because the using must have picked up again (it always does). Lack of money, inability to show up for work, breaking rules, cutting off contact. And I can see how scary this must be for you knowing he chose to be homeless before. I have no idea what I would do if I were in your shoes. For me , being homeless would have been my absolute bottom. My bottom was way above that. But your son has pushed into that. He has also stated that he no longer likes living that way though and he did return after you asked him to leave, so maybe he is not willing to go there again. I think the more not otherwise specified he hears, the more doors close, the less options he has, he might chose recovery. [/QUOTE]
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