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Worried Sick and don't know what to do...
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<blockquote data-quote="AmericanGirl" data-source="post: 540678"><p>First, I'm sorry that events brought you here.</p><p></p><p>I can only tell you what I would do...which may or may not be right for your son.</p><p></p><p>I'd rather have him hate me than bury him....so I'd commit him. He'd have a better chance of getting straight. If they could get him detoxed, then you have a chance to have his brain begin to heal and his thought processes change.</p><p></p><p>I agree that rehab will never work if you force it on someone however, you can make the alternative choice so unpleasant they will choose rehab.</p><p></p><p>As far as lying about you....I would bet that all rehab staff is very used to addicts lying about family members. Heck, if they believed what my son said about me, I'd be locked up. I wouldn't worry about that one second. Sounds like a lot of the delays here were due to the legal age crud and that your son kept running.</p><p></p><p>Please start to focus on your needs and your health. It may sounds counter intuitive but the best way you can help him is to help you. Find an al-anon (or similar group), get a therapist if you get support, talk to helpful friends and family (and ignore the ones who aren't helpful). You MUST have good support and good boundaries.</p><p></p><p>Keep reading and posting!!</p><p></p><p>All my best</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmericanGirl, post: 540678"] First, I'm sorry that events brought you here. I can only tell you what I would do...which may or may not be right for your son. I'd rather have him hate me than bury him....so I'd commit him. He'd have a better chance of getting straight. If they could get him detoxed, then you have a chance to have his brain begin to heal and his thought processes change. I agree that rehab will never work if you force it on someone however, you can make the alternative choice so unpleasant they will choose rehab. As far as lying about you....I would bet that all rehab staff is very used to addicts lying about family members. Heck, if they believed what my son said about me, I'd be locked up. I wouldn't worry about that one second. Sounds like a lot of the delays here were due to the legal age crud and that your son kept running. Please start to focus on your needs and your health. It may sounds counter intuitive but the best way you can help him is to help you. Find an al-anon (or similar group), get a therapist if you get support, talk to helpful friends and family (and ignore the ones who aren't helpful). You MUST have good support and good boundaries. Keep reading and posting!! All my best [/QUOTE]
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