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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 578152" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>Meth and anything else he could get his hands on were my difficult child's substances of choice. We were desperate to get him into treatment, but nothing "clicked" in time. Someone suggested a well respected psychiatrist in our area that specializes in SA and adoption issues. Hel-lo! Well, he's $350/50 min. (we have coverage, but with deductibles and maxing out, it was expensive). The initial 6 months were a total waste of time on difficult child's part and money on our part, but husband and I actually met with him several times and we found him to be helpful. We kept sending difficult child, knowing/hoping psychiatrist could get somewhere. difficult child just blew off the visits and we put it on hold.</p><p>A few months passed, and difficult child was in a bad place: he lost his treasured job, which he loved, lost his girlfriend, barely graduated, and drugs were no longer fun, but were a chore which made him very unhappy, but unable to stop. difficult child actually asked us if we could set him up with psychiatrist again - I guess HE was finally ready. He had several sessions over 3 months and he has made tremendous progress since then. He's a good student, responsible, health conscious, not using now, and has a p/t job while away at college. He's still got a ways to go, and unfortunately the psychiatrist is in another state, but the traditional rehab path was not the magic bullet for him either. I guess the one-on-one with the psychiatrist, who has a very nurturing, compassionate yet forthright approach somehow resonated with difficult child. </p><p>husband always maintains that there was nothing the psychiatrist could have possibly said or suggested that husband or I hadn't already done before. difficult child was just not ready to listen until he was ready to change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 578152, member: 13882"] Meth and anything else he could get his hands on were my difficult child's substances of choice. We were desperate to get him into treatment, but nothing "clicked" in time. Someone suggested a well respected psychiatrist in our area that specializes in SA and adoption issues. Hel-lo! Well, he's $350/50 min. (we have coverage, but with deductibles and maxing out, it was expensive). The initial 6 months were a total waste of time on difficult child's part and money on our part, but husband and I actually met with him several times and we found him to be helpful. We kept sending difficult child, knowing/hoping psychiatrist could get somewhere. difficult child just blew off the visits and we put it on hold. A few months passed, and difficult child was in a bad place: he lost his treasured job, which he loved, lost his girlfriend, barely graduated, and drugs were no longer fun, but were a chore which made him very unhappy, but unable to stop. difficult child actually asked us if we could set him up with psychiatrist again - I guess HE was finally ready. He had several sessions over 3 months and he has made tremendous progress since then. He's a good student, responsible, health conscious, not using now, and has a p/t job while away at college. He's still got a ways to go, and unfortunately the psychiatrist is in another state, but the traditional rehab path was not the magic bullet for him either. I guess the one-on-one with the psychiatrist, who has a very nurturing, compassionate yet forthright approach somehow resonated with difficult child. husband always maintains that there was nothing the psychiatrist could have possibly said or suggested that husband or I hadn't already done before. difficult child was just not ready to listen until he was ready to change. [/QUOTE]
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