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Copa, a continuation on spiraling out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="MissLulu" data-source="post: 759794" data-attributes="member: 24721"><p>Dear Copa,</p><p>I wish I had the answers, I wish there were magical words I could say that would change this situation for you, indeed for all of us here. But all I have is my empathy. Thank goodness we all have each other.</p><p></p><p>I understand about the 'cycling'. This is my life too. Sometimes things are okay and sometimes not. I guess we just have to embrace the stable times - when things are not so bad and we are coping - and ride out the tough times as best we can. What else can we do? I keep wondering when this will be 'over' but for me at least, I don't think it ever will be.</p><p></p><p>I also understand your fear of a schizophrenia diagnosis. I don't know what my son's diagnosis is and sometimes I fear the same. But most of the time I think that he is either bipolar or has Borderline (BPD), and suffers from paranoia dues to his marijuana use. I know many of us don't know which came first - the mental illness or the drug use, but I'm not sure it even matters. For my son (who thankfully has been stable for a while now) I think the diagnosis is largely irrelevant because he won't accept sustained treatment and therefore the cycle goes on.</p><p></p><p>I have to find a way to live in the world and be at peace with that knowledge, because I know there is nothing I can do to change it. Part of my self care is to come here and seek the support of others. You have been so kind and helpful to me over the past couple of years. I hope you know how important you are to people who post here and how much we care about you. No matter what happens we will be here for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MissLulu, post: 759794, member: 24721"] Dear Copa, I wish I had the answers, I wish there were magical words I could say that would change this situation for you, indeed for all of us here. But all I have is my empathy. Thank goodness we all have each other. I understand about the 'cycling'. This is my life too. Sometimes things are okay and sometimes not. I guess we just have to embrace the stable times - when things are not so bad and we are coping - and ride out the tough times as best we can. What else can we do? I keep wondering when this will be 'over' but for me at least, I don't think it ever will be. I also understand your fear of a schizophrenia diagnosis. I don't know what my son's diagnosis is and sometimes I fear the same. But most of the time I think that he is either bipolar or has Borderline (BPD), and suffers from paranoia dues to his marijuana use. I know many of us don't know which came first - the mental illness or the drug use, but I'm not sure it even matters. For my son (who thankfully has been stable for a while now) I think the diagnosis is largely irrelevant because he won't accept sustained treatment and therefore the cycle goes on. I have to find a way to live in the world and be at peace with that knowledge, because I know there is nothing I can do to change it. Part of my self care is to come here and seek the support of others. You have been so kind and helpful to me over the past couple of years. I hope you know how important you are to people who post here and how much we care about you. No matter what happens we will be here for you. [/QUOTE]
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