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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 125210" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Thanks, everyone. Unfortunately, part of the reason my daughter turned to drugs is her unwillingness to open up to others. I have suggestesd AA/NA and she listens, but won't go--yet. She also says, "Want to get high? Go to an NA meeting." (sigh) She's so busy at work that she has no time to do anything except work and go home to get ready to work again. I told her to take time off. If her dad gets ticked off, well, she can stay with me. I would let her rest. She has often said, "I was never a child." She's rigiht. On top of being sexually assaulted, her dad and I divorced (she was nine) and s he had to do a lot of things herself while I worked. She felt overly responsible for things too. She has always had a good heart, was never one of those difficult children who slacked off on purpose or acted spoiled or entitled. </p><p>I will continue inviting her up here and dropping hints to get help. I volunteer at a shelter for domestic abuse and am considering getting t he Sexual Assault Counselor, who is awesome, to call her up (I'd tell her first and aske if it was ok). I don't think she realizes how much of her behavior is due to that. Plus, I agree that she is now a "dry drunk." She still hasn't learned how to handle her emotions. She DOES show flashes of amazing insight. At least, she sometimes does talk about counseling. In the past, she wouldn't. She has also said, "Sometimes I think I'm bipolar." I do see a mood disorder in her, I always did. She's loathe to take medications because she sees that as "taking drugs."</p><p>This particular child, of all my kids, is the one I'm going to worry about forever. Even my autistic son doesn't worry me so much because he is happy and grounded. This daughter hurts my mommy heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 125210, member: 1550"] Thanks, everyone. Unfortunately, part of the reason my daughter turned to drugs is her unwillingness to open up to others. I have suggestesd AA/NA and she listens, but won't go--yet. She also says, "Want to get high? Go to an NA meeting." (sigh) She's so busy at work that she has no time to do anything except work and go home to get ready to work again. I told her to take time off. If her dad gets ticked off, well, she can stay with me. I would let her rest. She has often said, "I was never a child." She's rigiht. On top of being sexually assaulted, her dad and I divorced (she was nine) and s he had to do a lot of things herself while I worked. She felt overly responsible for things too. She has always had a good heart, was never one of those difficult children who slacked off on purpose or acted spoiled or entitled. I will continue inviting her up here and dropping hints to get help. I volunteer at a shelter for domestic abuse and am considering getting t he Sexual Assault Counselor, who is awesome, to call her up (I'd tell her first and aske if it was ok). I don't think she realizes how much of her behavior is due to that. Plus, I agree that she is now a "dry drunk." She still hasn't learned how to handle her emotions. She DOES show flashes of amazing insight. At least, she sometimes does talk about counseling. In the past, she wouldn't. She has also said, "Sometimes I think I'm bipolar." I do see a mood disorder in her, I always did. She's loathe to take medications because she sees that as "taking drugs." This particular child, of all my kids, is the one I'm going to worry about forever. Even my autistic son doesn't worry me so much because he is happy and grounded. This daughter hurts my mommy heart. [/QUOTE]
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