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<blockquote data-quote="Deni D" data-source="post: 763533" data-attributes="member: 22840"><p>Helpless, I'm so glad he called. I've been right where you are, so worried that my son was dead. And then when he finally contacted me it was only to ask for money, insult me and try to guilt me when I refused. Everyone is not the same but my son says he knew he was being a real jerk, to put it mildly, when he was doing that stuff. He won't talk about it too much, only to say he knew he was acting like a real fool and that he knew he needed to get help. Back then I wasn't so sure what he knew, wasn't so sure that his thought process wasn't completely blown, but it wasn't. </p><p></p><p>It's good you don't send him money. These "friends" who have places for them to stay tend to be fictional or just someone looking for them to get money some way for themselves. I'm hoping he's not good at doing the streets, wears that out in a couple of days, and then goes to the planned sober living/rehab. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there, and try not to think the worst. Whatever we think about the situation and how dire it is there's nothing we can do about it anyway. I know that last statement sounds kind of stoic and unfeeling but if there's someway you can try a little exercise in working through what's the worse like you are doing but then challenge it with "okay, now what's the best that can happen" it may just help to to ease your mind a little bit so you don't make yourself sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deni D, post: 763533, member: 22840"] Helpless, I'm so glad he called. I've been right where you are, so worried that my son was dead. And then when he finally contacted me it was only to ask for money, insult me and try to guilt me when I refused. Everyone is not the same but my son says he knew he was being a real jerk, to put it mildly, when he was doing that stuff. He won't talk about it too much, only to say he knew he was acting like a real fool and that he knew he needed to get help. Back then I wasn't so sure what he knew, wasn't so sure that his thought process wasn't completely blown, but it wasn't. It's good you don't send him money. These "friends" who have places for them to stay tend to be fictional or just someone looking for them to get money some way for themselves. I'm hoping he's not good at doing the streets, wears that out in a couple of days, and then goes to the planned sober living/rehab. Hang in there, and try not to think the worst. Whatever we think about the situation and how dire it is there's nothing we can do about it anyway. I know that last statement sounds kind of stoic and unfeeling but if there's someway you can try a little exercise in working through what's the worse like you are doing but then challenge it with "okay, now what's the best that can happen" it may just help to to ease your mind a little bit so you don't make yourself sick. [/QUOTE]
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