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<blockquote data-quote="healinginside" data-source="post: 763245" data-attributes="member: 29962"><p>Thank you for responding <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💕" title="Two hearts :two_hearts:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f495.png" data-shortname=":two_hearts:" /> I am so conflicted and confused. I keep thinking I can fix this but I keep banging my head against the wall. Then I detach and I think I form some sort of amnesia as a little time passes and I get that belief that I can fix this, that I could just get him back on the right path. Like you, I believe my son has a dual diagnosis with both drugs and mental illness. I feel like the drugs caused his mental issues and the pandemic worsened it. </p><p>I am glad that you are having some self care and the distance does help give you perspective. We just had a getaway where I was completely offline. I have a tiny hope inside that, while I was away, he would make some progress on doing things for himself. I did my best to detach, redirect thoughts, focus on my marriage. A few days back and I am just sucked back into the hell. While I want to run down there and bring him back home and take care of him, I keep reminding myself that the last time that I did that, I regretted it. I also have a 17 yo daughter that doesn't deserve any of this or her safety or her parents safety being put at risk. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😢" title="Crying face :cry:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f622.png" data-shortname=":cry:" /> I keep pushing myself for her. It is so difficult bc we are surrounded by so many affluent, "perfect" families around us that I really have to dig deep to get through some of these events.It helps reading stories of moms like you that have hindsight that want to help moms like me. It is a puzzle with a million broken pieces. Please take the day to let the sun shine on your skin and have a beverage for all of us <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="❤️" title="Red heart :heart:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/2764.png" data-shortname=":heart:" /> we all deserve some time of peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="healinginside, post: 763245, member: 29962"] Thank you for responding 💕 I am so conflicted and confused. I keep thinking I can fix this but I keep banging my head against the wall. Then I detach and I think I form some sort of amnesia as a little time passes and I get that belief that I can fix this, that I could just get him back on the right path. Like you, I believe my son has a dual diagnosis with both drugs and mental illness. I feel like the drugs caused his mental issues and the pandemic worsened it. I am glad that you are having some self care and the distance does help give you perspective. We just had a getaway where I was completely offline. I have a tiny hope inside that, while I was away, he would make some progress on doing things for himself. I did my best to detach, redirect thoughts, focus on my marriage. A few days back and I am just sucked back into the hell. While I want to run down there and bring him back home and take care of him, I keep reminding myself that the last time that I did that, I regretted it. I also have a 17 yo daughter that doesn't deserve any of this or her safety or her parents safety being put at risk. 😢 I keep pushing myself for her. It is so difficult bc we are surrounded by so many affluent, "perfect" families around us that I really have to dig deep to get through some of these events.It helps reading stories of moms like you that have hindsight that want to help moms like me. It is a puzzle with a million broken pieces. Please take the day to let the sun shine on your skin and have a beverage for all of us ❤️ we all deserve some time of peace. [/QUOTE]
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