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The hope I hung onto while my son was in treatment, has vanished....
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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 667071" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Welcome MomOfDespair,</p><p></p><p>You have endured so much. I am so sorry you have had to deal with this. We all know how heartbreaking it is to watch our adult children throw their lives away.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you are here with us now. These pages are filled with years of wisdom from warrior parents.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad that you recognize you are grieving. While it's not a physical death it's still a great loss. We have to allow ourselves to grieve the loss of the hopes and dreams we had for our adult children. We grieve for the relationship we will never have with them. Lean into your grief, feel it, accept it for what it is. The pain we feel is testimony to our love, a love that runs deep.</p><p>Grieving is a necessary process to help us move on but we also do not want to get stuck in it. Please try and find something you can do that will bring some joy to your life.</p><p>We spend so many years being consumed by our Difficult Child that we can easily lose ourselves. It is vital to take your life back.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What you say here is so important, it's accepting that you have no control over your son's choices and behavior.</p><p>You only have control over yourself.</p><p></p><p>There is a good article at the top of the PE forum on detaching. Give it a read.</p><p></p><p>Keep posting. This is a great place to vent. We are here for you!</p><p></p><p>((HUGS)) for your hurting heart.............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 667071, member: 18516"] Welcome MomOfDespair, You have endured so much. I am so sorry you have had to deal with this. We all know how heartbreaking it is to watch our adult children throw their lives away. I'm glad you are here with us now. These pages are filled with years of wisdom from warrior parents. I'm glad that you recognize you are grieving. While it's not a physical death it's still a great loss. We have to allow ourselves to grieve the loss of the hopes and dreams we had for our adult children. We grieve for the relationship we will never have with them. Lean into your grief, feel it, accept it for what it is. The pain we feel is testimony to our love, a love that runs deep. Grieving is a necessary process to help us move on but we also do not want to get stuck in it. Please try and find something you can do that will bring some joy to your life. We spend so many years being consumed by our Difficult Child that we can easily lose ourselves. It is vital to take your life back. What you say here is so important, it's accepting that you have no control over your son's choices and behavior. You only have control over yourself. There is a good article at the top of the PE forum on detaching. Give it a read. Keep posting. This is a great place to vent. We are here for you! ((HUGS)) for your hurting heart............. [/QUOTE]
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