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He's Home - Week 1 and How It's Been
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 744339" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I remember long ago when my daughter was still in the throes of addiction someone on the site said that you will know when your loved one is truly in recovery. The poster said that they become a different person. I didn't understand what she meant at the time until my daughter became sober. She is truly not the same person she was when she was using. I always say that the person she was before she started using came back to us.</p><p></p><p>My only worry about your son refusing to go to any support groups is that only someone else with substance abuse issues can truly understand what it is like to be in recovery. Even now, I ask my daughter why she did certain things and she replies that "you just don't understand because you don't think like an addict." I think having a sponsor was key to her recovery because she could go to her when she struggled and her sponsor understood what she was feeling.</p><p></p><p>But not everyone needs or likes 12-step recovery programs so hopefully your son will do fine without one.</p><p></p><p>I am rooting him on every step of the way!</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 744339, member: 1967"] I remember long ago when my daughter was still in the throes of addiction someone on the site said that you will know when your loved one is truly in recovery. The poster said that they become a different person. I didn't understand what she meant at the time until my daughter became sober. She is truly not the same person she was when she was using. I always say that the person she was before she started using came back to us. My only worry about your son refusing to go to any support groups is that only someone else with substance abuse issues can truly understand what it is like to be in recovery. Even now, I ask my daughter why she did certain things and she replies that "you just don't understand because you don't think like an addict." I think having a sponsor was key to her recovery because she could go to her when she struggled and her sponsor understood what she was feeling. But not everyone needs or likes 12-step recovery programs so hopefully your son will do fine without one. I am rooting him on every step of the way! ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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