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Did any of your difficult children benefit from IOP Rehab, as opposed to Residential?
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 558433"><p>Stall,</p><p></p><p>I have many thoughts on all you have written. I really would encourage your parents to go to alanon... in their own way they are trying to control your use and that is not working for you, or for them. As a parent it is really hard to come to the hard reality that you have no control over your young adult childs life... especially when they are using substances. And I am sure as a young adult it is terribly hard to have your parents trying to control your life. It is embarrassing to have a child who is a drug addict.... as many of us here can attest to. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> However as a parent you have to hold your head high and realize that what your adult child is not a reflection of you. So your parents need to get support for what they are going through because they are going through their own pain and frustration through this.</p><p></p><p>And somehow if you can you need to find a way to continue to communicate with your parents honestly... given that you have lied a lot in the past recognize that they dont trust you and dont believe you. However you can still keep trying to communicate with them. You mention you have a therapist, could that person have a meeting with your parents? Help them see the level of your drug use and the seriousness of it.</p><p></p><p>I dont think you have to worry about not being addicted enough. I have talked to many rehabs in the process of trying to help my son and many young people end up in rehab with their drug of choice being pot.... but having dabbled in other stuff... and there are also hard core heroin addicts too. But I think the basic issue of needing/wanting drugs to deal with feelings etc. is common to most addicts.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 558433"] Stall, I have many thoughts on all you have written. I really would encourage your parents to go to alanon... in their own way they are trying to control your use and that is not working for you, or for them. As a parent it is really hard to come to the hard reality that you have no control over your young adult childs life... especially when they are using substances. And I am sure as a young adult it is terribly hard to have your parents trying to control your life. It is embarrassing to have a child who is a drug addict.... as many of us here can attest to. :) However as a parent you have to hold your head high and realize that what your adult child is not a reflection of you. So your parents need to get support for what they are going through because they are going through their own pain and frustration through this. And somehow if you can you need to find a way to continue to communicate with your parents honestly... given that you have lied a lot in the past recognize that they dont trust you and dont believe you. However you can still keep trying to communicate with them. You mention you have a therapist, could that person have a meeting with your parents? Help them see the level of your drug use and the seriousness of it. I dont think you have to worry about not being addicted enough. I have talked to many rehabs in the process of trying to help my son and many young people end up in rehab with their drug of choice being pot.... but having dabbled in other stuff... and there are also hard core heroin addicts too. But I think the basic issue of needing/wanting drugs to deal with feelings etc. is common to most addicts. TL [/QUOTE]
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