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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 553827" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Pam I am glad your son is in residential rehab. I hope you find the resources for him to stay past the 30 days. How do you pick up the pieces? One day at a time. It was essential for us that our difficult child go to a sober house after rehab because after her 60 days of rehab she was just beginning to learnhow to live sober and like you I could not go back to the days where I had to hide everything and never leave her in the hosue alone and sleep with one eye open and worry about every car that drove by and on and on. I had PTSD whe I would think of going back to those days. husband and I slept all night for the first time in years when she was in rehab. </p><p></p><p>Most rehabs will strongly suggest a sober living arrangement because they realize the damage the addiction has done to the family and puttiing the addict back in that same environment is just not productive. Does his treatment center have a family program? Can you express your fears to his counselor and ask what alternatives there are? I don't know where you live but there are many sober houses (sometimes called halfway or three quarter houses) where they continue their recovery program and slowly integrate back into society.</p><p></p><p>You are not alone, we have all felt like you have. Trust does not automatically come back. It takes a lot of sober living to overcome the damage drug use causes.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 553827, member: 59"] Pam I am glad your son is in residential rehab. I hope you find the resources for him to stay past the 30 days. How do you pick up the pieces? One day at a time. It was essential for us that our difficult child go to a sober house after rehab because after her 60 days of rehab she was just beginning to learnhow to live sober and like you I could not go back to the days where I had to hide everything and never leave her in the hosue alone and sleep with one eye open and worry about every car that drove by and on and on. I had PTSD whe I would think of going back to those days. husband and I slept all night for the first time in years when she was in rehab. Most rehabs will strongly suggest a sober living arrangement because they realize the damage the addiction has done to the family and puttiing the addict back in that same environment is just not productive. Does his treatment center have a family program? Can you express your fears to his counselor and ask what alternatives there are? I don't know where you live but there are many sober houses (sometimes called halfway or three quarter houses) where they continue their recovery program and slowly integrate back into society. You are not alone, we have all felt like you have. Trust does not automatically come back. It takes a lot of sober living to overcome the damage drug use causes. Hugs, Nancy [/QUOTE]
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