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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 765428" data-attributes="member: 18958">I agree with MG in every particular. I would like to add only one thing from the point of view of a parent.&nbsp; If I am in any way an exemplar of parental attitudes toward mentally ill children who use drugs to excess, there is a great deal of fear involved that one's child will never recover. Even though I am a mental health professional, I have feared tremendously that my son had psychosis such as schizophrenia (even though he has shown psychotic symptoms for a long time.)&nbsp; The underlying emotions for me, were terror, and hopelessness.&nbsp; For the longest time I hung my hat on marijuana psychosis, believing (even though I knew better) that if I could see the marijuana as the cause, there would e more hope, and our situation would be less scary. NOT TRUE.I am so grateful to MG for posting (even though there's no psychosis involved) because MG gives me HOPE and lessens my FEAR.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 765428, member: 18958"] I agree with MG in every particular. I would like to add only one thing from the point of view of a parent. If I am in any way an exemplar of parental attitudes toward mentally ill children who use drugs to excess, there is a great deal of fear involved that one's child will never recover. Even though I am a mental health professional, I have feared tremendously that my son had psychosis such as schizophrenia (even though he has shown psychotic symptoms for a long time.) The underlying emotions for me, were terror, and hopelessness. For the longest time I hung my hat on marijuana psychosis, believing (even though I knew better) that if I could see the marijuana as the cause, there would e more hope, and our situation would be less scary. NOT TRUE. I am so grateful to MG for posting (even though there's no psychosis involved) because MG gives me HOPE and lessens my FEAR. [/QUOTE]

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