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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 740094" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Oh, Leafy...this all sounds so familiar. Your Rain and my S sounds very much alike, especially with the rationalizations for their behaviors. S could definitely have used that reasoning for stealing a bike from a boyfriend. </p><p></p><p>I know you know this, but the journey back to sanity is not a smooth one. Even if she is high again today and back in the chaos, that doesn't mean that the insights she showed the other day are meaningless. I really believe they are still percolating somewhere in there, taking root until she is ready to do something with them. There may be a lot more back and forth before that happens. </p><p></p><p>Drugs truly are soul-snatching, as you say. And meth is an especially bad one. I don't even know what all S is using. Cocaine, I hear, and lots of prescription pills. But there is plenty of meth and heroin around here, so I wouldn't be surprised. She has full sleeve tattoos on both arms now, I think in part to hide needle tracks. It's hard for me to understand. I don't even like being drunk - I hate the feeling of not being fully in control of myself. I truly can't understand the appeal that brings them back to these powerful, mind changing drugs over and over again. My brain just doesn't work that way. </p><p></p><p>Taking steps towards getting an ID sounds positive. Baby steps towards normalcy, right? I know how terrifying it is to have one on the streets with no ID. I think about that when I don't hear from one of them for a while. </p><p></p><p>I'm glad she's staying in contact with you. That's positive, at least. And I'm glad you can let yourself feel sad without falling all the way back down the rabbit hole. Stay strong, Leafy. Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 740094, member: 23349"] Oh, Leafy...this all sounds so familiar. Your Rain and my S sounds very much alike, especially with the rationalizations for their behaviors. S could definitely have used that reasoning for stealing a bike from a boyfriend. I know you know this, but the journey back to sanity is not a smooth one. Even if she is high again today and back in the chaos, that doesn't mean that the insights she showed the other day are meaningless. I really believe they are still percolating somewhere in there, taking root until she is ready to do something with them. There may be a lot more back and forth before that happens. Drugs truly are soul-snatching, as you say. And meth is an especially bad one. I don't even know what all S is using. Cocaine, I hear, and lots of prescription pills. But there is plenty of meth and heroin around here, so I wouldn't be surprised. She has full sleeve tattoos on both arms now, I think in part to hide needle tracks. It's hard for me to understand. I don't even like being drunk - I hate the feeling of not being fully in control of myself. I truly can't understand the appeal that brings them back to these powerful, mind changing drugs over and over again. My brain just doesn't work that way. Taking steps towards getting an ID sounds positive. Baby steps towards normalcy, right? I know how terrifying it is to have one on the streets with no ID. I think about that when I don't hear from one of them for a while. I'm glad she's staying in contact with you. That's positive, at least. And I'm glad you can let yourself feel sad without falling all the way back down the rabbit hole. Stay strong, Leafy. Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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