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<blockquote data-quote="PamjO" data-source="post: 629081" data-attributes="member: 15114"><p>I have not been here for several months - but am back, looking for support amidst the chaos. COM - your post says everything I feel about my son's addiction and his presence in my home. Don't want to be around the addiction, he steals and lies - and I feel very anxious. I will not allow my son in my home - which is the home he grew up in. I have moments of guilt in the position I have taken but I have stood my ground. Over the past 18 months, my son has been in a rehab medical facility twice, 3 recovery houses (kicked out of each for using), spent nights at 2 different shelters, and has ridden the light rail all night (multiple times) to avoid sleeping in the streets. My son is 22 - he is currently in a 6 month program funded by a national charity. It seems like he is just passing time there, and not making any real progress in terms of obtaining employment, job skills, etc. I am frustrated because I am not able to make him see what he's doing to his life and future. I am angry because he used drugs in my home, stole from me, and turned my life upside-down to the point where it will never be the same. My son calls me fairly often - and never once has he ever asked me how I am doing or even "what" I am doing. Are addicts really this self-absorbed?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PamjO, post: 629081, member: 15114"] I have not been here for several months - but am back, looking for support amidst the chaos. COM - your post says everything I feel about my son's addiction and his presence in my home. Don't want to be around the addiction, he steals and lies - and I feel very anxious. I will not allow my son in my home - which is the home he grew up in. I have moments of guilt in the position I have taken but I have stood my ground. Over the past 18 months, my son has been in a rehab medical facility twice, 3 recovery houses (kicked out of each for using), spent nights at 2 different shelters, and has ridden the light rail all night (multiple times) to avoid sleeping in the streets. My son is 22 - he is currently in a 6 month program funded by a national charity. It seems like he is just passing time there, and not making any real progress in terms of obtaining employment, job skills, etc. I am frustrated because I am not able to make him see what he's doing to his life and future. I am angry because he used drugs in my home, stole from me, and turned my life upside-down to the point where it will never be the same. My son calls me fairly often - and never once has he ever asked me how I am doing or even "what" I am doing. Are addicts really this self-absorbed? [/QUOTE]
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