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<blockquote data-quote="compassion" data-source="post: 252644" data-attributes="member: 6393"><p>(((( )))). It is a process. Be gentle with yourself and your son and the family. It is not easy at all. There is NO easy way. My difficult child has been in hospital for 5 weeks and it very , very difficult to not scoop her up. </p><p> It is so hard to have that seperation, I know I am living it right now. Al-Anon, this board and the CABF Residential Treatment Center (RTC) list, my therpaist are all keep;in me out of denial in to the truth, but it is not easy. It is very impoirtnat Occupational Therapist (OT) stay non-judgmental, non-cirtical and trust the process and get out of the cycle of guilt and beating one's self up. </p><p> I had a lot of presxsure to hospitlize my daughter for 4 months before3 I actually did it and I had to really turn to my Al-Anon proram, Higher Power for guidance and to this site. I came to this site when she had 1 week not running/using. I was so committed to keekping her out of the hospital but her illnesses ( I view substance abuse and BiPolar (BP) both as illnesses) were more than I or anyone could handle at home and she has now had 5 weeks of medication stabilizasiton, not doing dangerous activies, and or using illegal subatances. </p><p> It is excrtuaitng and I have to turn to all my suppoet systems daily to know this is the best thing. Deniual is so strong, all the way around . Like you, I thought I could monotr and channel 24 hours a day but her illness is not goign to instantly go away. I went to an Al-Anon meeting last night and a pamplet said it can take a year to sleep off the effects of the heavy abuse. She is very fatigued.</p><p> Support, opness, encouragment, and acceptance I send to you, fellow warrior Mom. Compassion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="compassion, post: 252644, member: 6393"] (((( )))). It is a process. Be gentle with yourself and your son and the family. It is not easy at all. There is NO easy way. My difficult child has been in hospital for 5 weeks and it very , very difficult to not scoop her up. It is so hard to have that seperation, I know I am living it right now. Al-Anon, this board and the CABF Residential Treatment Center (RTC) list, my therpaist are all keep;in me out of denial in to the truth, but it is not easy. It is very impoirtnat Occupational Therapist (OT) stay non-judgmental, non-cirtical and trust the process and get out of the cycle of guilt and beating one's self up. I had a lot of presxsure to hospitlize my daughter for 4 months before3 I actually did it and I had to really turn to my Al-Anon proram, Higher Power for guidance and to this site. I came to this site when she had 1 week not running/using. I was so committed to keekping her out of the hospital but her illnesses ( I view substance abuse and BiPolar (BP) both as illnesses) were more than I or anyone could handle at home and she has now had 5 weeks of medication stabilizasiton, not doing dangerous activies, and or using illegal subatances. It is excrtuaitng and I have to turn to all my suppoet systems daily to know this is the best thing. Deniual is so strong, all the way around . Like you, I thought I could monotr and channel 24 hours a day but her illness is not goign to instantly go away. I went to an Al-Anon meeting last night and a pamplet said it can take a year to sleep off the effects of the heavy abuse. She is very fatigued. Support, opness, encouragment, and acceptance I send to you, fellow warrior Mom. Compassion [/QUOTE]
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