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Does this pain ever end? i an overwhelmed.
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<blockquote data-quote="NervousNelly" data-source="post: 452434" data-attributes="member: 12506"><p>Havehadenough....I am currently going through a very similar situation. I recently had to tell my daughter not to come home after she stole from my husband and I. She is a meth addict. She and I had been very, very close all of her life and this has devastated me. I have been crying since it happened on Sunday so I understand what you're feeling. But these folks are right. Detachment seems to be the answer for saving our own sanity and I am working on it now. I have to keep reminding myself of all the crummy things she's done over the last year since she started using, otherwise I just feel more and more hurt. I started attending al-anon meetings a couple of weeks ago before all this happened. Just being around folks that have similar experiences helps. I would encourage you to look into them not only in person, but also on-line meetings if there are none in your area. The link suggested above for detachment has some great words of wisdom. Check that out too.</p><p></p><p>As a parent, we can't help but feel pain over losing our child like this. I feel I am in mourning right now. I even told my husband this hurts almost as much as when my mom died. So you see, it's ok to feel the pain and loss and to mourn. But work on taking care of you too by learning how to detach and seeking comfort in others that understand your pain.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. This is a hard thing to stumble through.</p><p></p><p>NN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NervousNelly, post: 452434, member: 12506"] Havehadenough....I am currently going through a very similar situation. I recently had to tell my daughter not to come home after she stole from my husband and I. She is a meth addict. She and I had been very, very close all of her life and this has devastated me. I have been crying since it happened on Sunday so I understand what you're feeling. But these folks are right. Detachment seems to be the answer for saving our own sanity and I am working on it now. I have to keep reminding myself of all the crummy things she's done over the last year since she started using, otherwise I just feel more and more hurt. I started attending al-anon meetings a couple of weeks ago before all this happened. Just being around folks that have similar experiences helps. I would encourage you to look into them not only in person, but also on-line meetings if there are none in your area. The link suggested above for detachment has some great words of wisdom. Check that out too. As a parent, we can't help but feel pain over losing our child like this. I feel I am in mourning right now. I even told my husband this hurts almost as much as when my mom died. So you see, it's ok to feel the pain and loss and to mourn. But work on taking care of you too by learning how to detach and seeking comfort in others that understand your pain. Good luck. This is a hard thing to stumble through. NN [/QUOTE]
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