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<blockquote data-quote="Carolita2" data-source="post: 671841" data-attributes="member: 19632"><p>Thanks child of mine..Your description of your son sounds so familiar.</p><p>We cannot change our chosen course of action..It has been months in the making. Boundaries have been established and we see the harm we have done through enabling....to him and to ourselves, our finances, our quality of life, our health...I still am suffering from insomnia..and tachycardia. Has it helped? Absolutely not. It gave us some peace for a time when we were in denial but that only entrenched the dependency he and girlfriend have on us. You're right that what I feel is fear and fear has kept us hostage for well over a year (this time around).</p><p>So we are feeling the fear and doing it anyway..so I guess what we are talking about is gathering resources and sharing with son and girlfriend..already done quite alot of that but not in the mental health realm..ok how did that work sharing the other resources?....not well...sooo..may do a few websites with no expectations knowing I am doing it for my own peace of mind. Could backfire and make him angry as he more or less denies any mental health issues but seriously he's angry anyway.</p><p>So hard to wrap my mind around the fact that his whole solution to his survival is so sharply focused on one idea, my pocketbook...and seemingly nothing else..guess he won't believe until he experiences..</p><p>How long was your son on the street and how did you get through those tough times? What did he do? Shelters, foodstamps..</p><p>I appreciate all the support, empathy, and non judgemental posts on this website..it is invaluable..Carolita</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carolita2, post: 671841, member: 19632"] Thanks child of mine..Your description of your son sounds so familiar. We cannot change our chosen course of action..It has been months in the making. Boundaries have been established and we see the harm we have done through enabling....to him and to ourselves, our finances, our quality of life, our health...I still am suffering from insomnia..and tachycardia. Has it helped? Absolutely not. It gave us some peace for a time when we were in denial but that only entrenched the dependency he and girlfriend have on us. You're right that what I feel is fear and fear has kept us hostage for well over a year (this time around). So we are feeling the fear and doing it anyway..so I guess what we are talking about is gathering resources and sharing with son and girlfriend..already done quite alot of that but not in the mental health realm..ok how did that work sharing the other resources?....not well...sooo..may do a few websites with no expectations knowing I am doing it for my own peace of mind. Could backfire and make him angry as he more or less denies any mental health issues but seriously he's angry anyway. So hard to wrap my mind around the fact that his whole solution to his survival is so sharply focused on one idea, my pocketbook...and seemingly nothing else..guess he won't believe until he experiences.. How long was your son on the street and how did you get through those tough times? What did he do? Shelters, foodstamps.. I appreciate all the support, empathy, and non judgemental posts on this website..it is invaluable..Carolita [/QUOTE]
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