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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 57462" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: witzend</div><div class="ubbcode-body"></p><p></p><p>Please do everything that you can to keep you and the rest of your family strong, because one day she may want your help. It does no good to offer or try until she does. </p><p></p><p></div></div></p><p></p><p>To all the good advice you have been given, I would add that you should learn all you can about the physiologic basis of addiction. I am sorry that I no longer have web addresses for the sites which taught me about the changes in the brain chemistries of those who are addicted (to anything, but especially to the powerful recreational drugs that are out there, today). When I did learn about the brain chemistry of addiction, I understood what was happening to my son in a way I had not, before. Because we knew about the chemical changes the drugs were causing, we could detach a little more from the horror of watching our son destroy himself.</p><p></p><p>It helps us to remember (and we still slip into that panicky, desperate place where we feel we have to do SOMETHING) that we are living through about as traumatic a series of events as there could be.</p><p></p><p>What is happening to you, and to all of us here on the Board, is an ongoing nightmare. Witz' advice to strengthen yourself and your family was good advice.</p><p></p><p>If you can do that, you will survive this with your heart in one piece.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you posted about it. </p><p></p><p>That always helps me.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 57462, member: 1721"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: witzend</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Please do everything that you can to keep you and the rest of your family strong, because one day she may want your help. It does no good to offer or try until she does. </div></div> To all the good advice you have been given, I would add that you should learn all you can about the physiologic basis of addiction. I am sorry that I no longer have web addresses for the sites which taught me about the changes in the brain chemistries of those who are addicted (to anything, but especially to the powerful recreational drugs that are out there, today). When I did learn about the brain chemistry of addiction, I understood what was happening to my son in a way I had not, before. Because we knew about the chemical changes the drugs were causing, we could detach a little more from the horror of watching our son destroy himself. It helps us to remember (and we still slip into that panicky, desperate place where we feel we have to do SOMETHING) that we are living through about as traumatic a series of events as there could be. What is happening to you, and to all of us here on the Board, is an ongoing nightmare. Witz' advice to strengthen yourself and your family was good advice. If you can do that, you will survive this with your heart in one piece. I'm glad you posted about it. That always helps me. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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