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Does dual diagnosis make a difference?
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 725941" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Welcome Tired mama. I'm sorry you're going thru this with your son. It's difficult to detach from their behaviors/choices when they are mentally ill, however, often we don't have many choices and our own health and well being makes it necessary.</p><p></p><p>It's going to become necessary for you to learn different ways of responding to your son and for you to set strong boundaries and learn how to take care of yourself. We become depleted, exhausted and sick when we are up against the relentless demands and needs of our troubled adult kids. We have to take care of ourselves too. You matter. You deserve to have a life of peace. Of joy. Of comfort. </p><p></p><p>You might find solace in reading the article on detachment at the bottom of my post here. As LBL mentioned, NAMI is a good resource, it's the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They offer excellent parent courses which can help you with support, information, guidance and resources for yourself and possibly for your son as well. You can access them online. 12 step groups like Al Anon, Families Anonymous, Narc Anon and CoDa have helped many parents here. Many of us have private therapists. This is a difficult journey and most of us require a lot of support.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there. Keep posting. Find support. Take very good care of yourself. You're not alone. I'm glad you're here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 725941, member: 13542"] Welcome Tired mama. I'm sorry you're going thru this with your son. It's difficult to detach from their behaviors/choices when they are mentally ill, however, often we don't have many choices and our own health and well being makes it necessary. It's going to become necessary for you to learn different ways of responding to your son and for you to set strong boundaries and learn how to take care of yourself. We become depleted, exhausted and sick when we are up against the relentless demands and needs of our troubled adult kids. We have to take care of ourselves too. You matter. You deserve to have a life of peace. Of joy. Of comfort. You might find solace in reading the article on detachment at the bottom of my post here. As LBL mentioned, NAMI is a good resource, it's the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They offer excellent parent courses which can help you with support, information, guidance and resources for yourself and possibly for your son as well. You can access them online. 12 step groups like Al Anon, Families Anonymous, Narc Anon and CoDa have helped many parents here. Many of us have private therapists. This is a difficult journey and most of us require a lot of support. Hang in there. Keep posting. Find support. Take very good care of yourself. You're not alone. I'm glad you're here. [/QUOTE]
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