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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 495360" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I woke up thinking about you and so sad that this happened. It was only two months ago that my difficult child was kicked out of her second sober house. While she did make a good choice on where to live it put me in a tailspin. She was pregnant, jobless, and homeless. Somehow she picked herself up and that is what I am so hoping your difficult child will do.</p><p></p><p>But I don't know why everyone still tells him he is not an addict. He may not have physical withdrawal symptoms but for him to do this over and over again, with different substances, says he has cravings that are so strong he will risk everything to satisfy them. The residents that difficult child was in both the treatment center and sober houses with that brought in substances or had friends bring them in all admitted their cravings were overwhelming. Your son didn't do that to have a party in his room, he did it to take the edge off, to make his body feel better, because those cravings were so strong it was uncomfortable not to give in.</p><p></p><p>I know your heart is breaking and mine breaks for you because I do know what you are going through right now, it is so fresh to me and can happen again overnight. I want your son to reach out for help, to give up and admit he has a problem and can't do this alone. It's the first step in AA and I don't think he has taken that yet, and I wish people would start telling him like it is. My difficult child had to have everyone around her call her bluff until she finally had to admit she was an alcoholic, not just a teen who liked to drink.</p><p></p><p>You will get through this, your difficult child will land on his feet and you need to be strong for the next time he is ready for help. Keep telling him you love him and that you want him to get help but he has to do it himself and he is the only one who can save himself.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 495360, member: 59"] I woke up thinking about you and so sad that this happened. It was only two months ago that my difficult child was kicked out of her second sober house. While she did make a good choice on where to live it put me in a tailspin. She was pregnant, jobless, and homeless. Somehow she picked herself up and that is what I am so hoping your difficult child will do. But I don't know why everyone still tells him he is not an addict. He may not have physical withdrawal symptoms but for him to do this over and over again, with different substances, says he has cravings that are so strong he will risk everything to satisfy them. The residents that difficult child was in both the treatment center and sober houses with that brought in substances or had friends bring them in all admitted their cravings were overwhelming. Your son didn't do that to have a party in his room, he did it to take the edge off, to make his body feel better, because those cravings were so strong it was uncomfortable not to give in. I know your heart is breaking and mine breaks for you because I do know what you are going through right now, it is so fresh to me and can happen again overnight. I want your son to reach out for help, to give up and admit he has a problem and can't do this alone. It's the first step in AA and I don't think he has taken that yet, and I wish people would start telling him like it is. My difficult child had to have everyone around her call her bluff until she finally had to admit she was an alcoholic, not just a teen who liked to drink. You will get through this, your difficult child will land on his feet and you need to be strong for the next time he is ready for help. Keep telling him you love him and that you want him to get help but he has to do it himself and he is the only one who can save himself. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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