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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 754829" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>I started to change when I actually felt I had done EVERYTHING on earth to help my son (he was a minor when he started on the wrong path) and he just continued to get worse. The more I did to "help" the more he slid down the wrong side of the fence. It started to take a huge toll on me and my marriage.</p><p></p><p>This was after years of enabling. But my son was also a minor at the time so it is a lot easier to enable.</p><p></p><p>When I found this site and read other's stories and when I went to therapy for MYSELF because I could no longer cope, that is when everything turned around. I decided if I couldn't help him I'd have to help myself. My husband was supportive of anything I mentioned to him and I shared any new knowledge with him.</p><p></p><p>I wish I had done it all sooner. It's a VERY LONG process unfortunately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 754829, member: 15032"] I started to change when I actually felt I had done EVERYTHING on earth to help my son (he was a minor when he started on the wrong path) and he just continued to get worse. The more I did to "help" the more he slid down the wrong side of the fence. It started to take a huge toll on me and my marriage. This was after years of enabling. But my son was also a minor at the time so it is a lot easier to enable. When I found this site and read other's stories and when I went to therapy for MYSELF because I could no longer cope, that is when everything turned around. I decided if I couldn't help him I'd have to help myself. My husband was supportive of anything I mentioned to him and I shared any new knowledge with him. I wish I had done it all sooner. It's a VERY LONG process unfortunately. [/QUOTE]
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