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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 710361" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Both depression and anxiety are very treatable. Medication is needed for the worst and pot just doesnt help. It hurts and causes a lack of motivation.</p><p></p><p>The problem your son has, I feel, is the substance abuse. Mixing non prescribed medications with prescribed medications screws up the effects of the helpful medication. And if therapy alone helps a person (it was not enough for my severe depression/anxiety but it is for some) self medicating screws up the good advice you can get from a psychologist too. Recreational drugs are never a plus.</p><p></p><p>Many psychiatrists will not diagnose non sober people because many drugs cause symptoms that look like bipolar or even psychosis (meth).</p><p></p><p>Has ypur son ever been evaluated for Aspergers?</p><p></p><p>When my daughter used drugs, we did make her leave and tough love worked for her. She quit even cigarettes and twelve years later has a SO of twelve years, went to two year college for both Cosmetology and Pastry Chef on her owm dime, has a house in her name and is a spectacular mommy and person. And her addiction was quite severe.</p><p></p><p>My own experience, and ours are all different, is that not letting them experience consequences keeps them emotionally young. The doctors diagnosed Daughter with bipolar when she took cocaine and meth. But she is clean now and clearly was never mentally ill. She was a drug addict only who behaved as if she were mentally ill. This can happen.</p><p></p><p>I like your step down program and hope it works. In the end, they must MUST be able to leave and sustain themselves.</p><p></p><p> None of us can live forever. They must be sble to stand alone.</p><p></p><p>They need to have skills to either work at a job that will sistain them or be aware of how to and where to seek out community services that will assist them and care for tjeir deficits, if they have them.</p><p></p><p>My daughter was so bad I thought she'd end up in jail or die. She started drugs at 12 and quit at 19. We made her leave at 18. She was using drugs around her younger siblings and they were afraid. She survived and did well. Again, we are all diffetent. Our adult kids are all different. We approach them differently.</p><p></p><p>One thing is the same. Agsin...we will all die and leave them. As long as they learn how to survive after that happens, they will be okay. I always aimed for that with all my kids, even my autistic son and he IS independent with a few services but he works, lives in his own apartment and is busy.</p><p></p><p>If my autistic son can live alone, work hard and have a full life, your son can too. It sounds as if you have a good plan to help him launch.</p><p></p><p>I wish you prayers if you believe, light and much love. Your son sounds as if he has really awesome potential!!! I feel he can do this! I am pulling for both of you. Nurture yourself. You are so special and precious and deserve to be good to yourself. Try it today! Do something nice just for YOU!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 710361, member: 1550"] Both depression and anxiety are very treatable. Medication is needed for the worst and pot just doesnt help. It hurts and causes a lack of motivation. The problem your son has, I feel, is the substance abuse. Mixing non prescribed medications with prescribed medications screws up the effects of the helpful medication. And if therapy alone helps a person (it was not enough for my severe depression/anxiety but it is for some) self medicating screws up the good advice you can get from a psychologist too. Recreational drugs are never a plus. Many psychiatrists will not diagnose non sober people because many drugs cause symptoms that look like bipolar or even psychosis (meth). Has ypur son ever been evaluated for Aspergers? When my daughter used drugs, we did make her leave and tough love worked for her. She quit even cigarettes and twelve years later has a SO of twelve years, went to two year college for both Cosmetology and Pastry Chef on her owm dime, has a house in her name and is a spectacular mommy and person. And her addiction was quite severe. My own experience, and ours are all different, is that not letting them experience consequences keeps them emotionally young. The doctors diagnosed Daughter with bipolar when she took cocaine and meth. But she is clean now and clearly was never mentally ill. She was a drug addict only who behaved as if she were mentally ill. This can happen. I like your step down program and hope it works. In the end, they must MUST be able to leave and sustain themselves. None of us can live forever. They must be sble to stand alone. They need to have skills to either work at a job that will sistain them or be aware of how to and where to seek out community services that will assist them and care for tjeir deficits, if they have them. My daughter was so bad I thought she'd end up in jail or die. She started drugs at 12 and quit at 19. We made her leave at 18. She was using drugs around her younger siblings and they were afraid. She survived and did well. Again, we are all diffetent. Our adult kids are all different. We approach them differently. One thing is the same. Agsin...we will all die and leave them. As long as they learn how to survive after that happens, they will be okay. I always aimed for that with all my kids, even my autistic son and he IS independent with a few services but he works, lives in his own apartment and is busy. If my autistic son can live alone, work hard and have a full life, your son can too. It sounds as if you have a good plan to help him launch. I wish you prayers if you believe, light and much love. Your son sounds as if he has really awesome potential!!! I feel he can do this! I am pulling for both of you. Nurture yourself. You are so special and precious and deserve to be good to yourself. Try it today! Do something nice just for YOU!!! [/QUOTE]
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