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<blockquote data-quote="Big Bad Kitty" data-source="post: 40658" data-attributes="member: 3647"><p>CAmom, if I can throw my $.02 in...</p><p></p><p>As a recovering alcoholic/drug addict myself, I know how difficult it can be. The first time I got clean, I was 19. Your difficult child is even younger than that.</p><p></p><p>If I read correctly, he didn't have an answer as to why he did what he did. If I had to guess what was going through his mind, based on experience, I would say HE didn't even really know. I would bet that when he was excited about moving forward and getting his life together, he was REALLY excited about it. The idea of it was enticing to him. But old habits are very hard to break. When he thought about it, perhaps he forgot about "one day at a time"...and became overwhelmed. </p><p></p><p>It is very scary, espevially if you are not used to doing it. If you have no faith in yourself that you can do it, it is SO easy to revert back to what is comforatble.</p><p></p><p>Thank God he has someone at the home who is not going to give up on him.</p><p></p><p>Have you considered Al-Anon? Great insight into the mind of an alkie/dope fiend. </p><p></p><p>We're an ornery bunch, we are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Bad Kitty, post: 40658, member: 3647"] CAmom, if I can throw my $.02 in... As a recovering alcoholic/drug addict myself, I know how difficult it can be. The first time I got clean, I was 19. Your difficult child is even younger than that. If I read correctly, he didn't have an answer as to why he did what he did. If I had to guess what was going through his mind, based on experience, I would say HE didn't even really know. I would bet that when he was excited about moving forward and getting his life together, he was REALLY excited about it. The idea of it was enticing to him. But old habits are very hard to break. When he thought about it, perhaps he forgot about "one day at a time"...and became overwhelmed. It is very scary, espevially if you are not used to doing it. If you have no faith in yourself that you can do it, it is SO easy to revert back to what is comforatble. Thank God he has someone at the home who is not going to give up on him. Have you considered Al-Anon? Great insight into the mind of an alkie/dope fiend. We're an ornery bunch, we are. [/QUOTE]
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