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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 641945" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Welcome Sleepy. I'm sorry you find yourself here with a troubled difficult child, but I'm glad you found us. You may also want to post your story on the substance abuse forum here since your son has been abusing drugs for a long time. That way you'll get support from us and support from the warrior parents over there too. </p><p></p><p>You've been at this a long time. It's depleting and exhausting and takes a lot out of us. I know. We all know how you feel right now.</p><p></p><p>Have you tried contacting NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness? They have wonderful courses for us parents and can provide you with various services that may be beneficial to your son as well as to you. Another source of help are the 12 step groups, Al Anon, CoDa, Narc Anon and Families Anonymous. Many parents here get a lot of support and solace from those groups. I believe it's important for us to get as much support as we can since this is a very difficult path we find ourselves on. Some of the choices we have to make are extremely challenging. </p><p></p><p> It sounds as if your son living with you is not a healthy situation for anyone in the family. With drug abuse and mental issues your son is not faring well, however, if he is not willing to get the help he requires, go to therapy, take medication, then you're faced with what to do when they don't admit to having a problem, they act badly and negatively impact the rest of the family. You might make him going to therapy and perhaps being open to medication if that is something that comes up, a stipulation for living with you until you can find an alternative. </p><p></p><p>You're in between a rock and a hard place...........I think it may be prudent for you to get yourself support, to find avenues of help so that you can look at options, talk about your concerns, get guidance, get information and find alternatives that will work for your family. The choices are not always just the two you are looking at, he stays or he has to go, there may be other options a professional or a group or NAMI can suggest for you. And truthfully, you may end up with those two choices. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there, this is hard stuff. Find support for yourself, keep posting, do kind things for yourself. I'm glad you're here.........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 641945, member: 13542"] Welcome Sleepy. I'm sorry you find yourself here with a troubled difficult child, but I'm glad you found us. You may also want to post your story on the substance abuse forum here since your son has been abusing drugs for a long time. That way you'll get support from us and support from the warrior parents over there too. You've been at this a long time. It's depleting and exhausting and takes a lot out of us. I know. We all know how you feel right now. Have you tried contacting NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness? They have wonderful courses for us parents and can provide you with various services that may be beneficial to your son as well as to you. Another source of help are the 12 step groups, Al Anon, CoDa, Narc Anon and Families Anonymous. Many parents here get a lot of support and solace from those groups. I believe it's important for us to get as much support as we can since this is a very difficult path we find ourselves on. Some of the choices we have to make are extremely challenging. It sounds as if your son living with you is not a healthy situation for anyone in the family. With drug abuse and mental issues your son is not faring well, however, if he is not willing to get the help he requires, go to therapy, take medication, then you're faced with what to do when they don't admit to having a problem, they act badly and negatively impact the rest of the family. You might make him going to therapy and perhaps being open to medication if that is something that comes up, a stipulation for living with you until you can find an alternative. You're in between a rock and a hard place...........I think it may be prudent for you to get yourself support, to find avenues of help so that you can look at options, talk about your concerns, get guidance, get information and find alternatives that will work for your family. The choices are not always just the two you are looking at, he stays or he has to go, there may be other options a professional or a group or NAMI can suggest for you. And truthfully, you may end up with those two choices. Hang in there, this is hard stuff. Find support for yourself, keep posting, do kind things for yourself. I'm glad you're here......... [/QUOTE]
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