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<blockquote data-quote="healinginside" data-source="post: 763548" data-attributes="member: 29962"><p>Yes, doing naranon family meetings, my husband came with me to one, which I think helped. Listening to audiobooks, reading articles, doing meditation daily, planning trips, trying to eat healthy, keeping up with my health and volunteering so I'm putting the work in on myself. Staying optimist, trying not to be catastrophic or to stew in what is going to happen when he gets out. I feel deeply that the homelessness is making any recovery impossible and it needs to be addressed but only he can want it. It became clear as day to me - I told him and kept repeating- you need to get sober, you need to get housing. I feel like when they are homeless, their entire day seems to revolve around, where I going to sleep tonight that progress becomes impossible and things never get better. It is sad how people take advantage of homeless people in this country. There have been a few times my son has done work for someone and the person hasn't paid them - who would he complain to?? He is homeless. The person knew this. I drove by the project a few days ago, it's still not done months later. I just shake my head. </p><p>Spoke with my son yesterday. He is on a low dose anxiety medication. The facility has great food and he is eating healthy and that is making a difference. I know just having a bed and food and safety is going to help his mind. He could never recover without this. He is working out, journaling, getting psychiatric care for the first time. I think it was this or death or jail. He is young - 25 - so I know the odds of a relapse are high. I have to trust the process and I know he is getting something out of this program. I'm looking back and analyzing my behavior but not dwelling and being kind to myself. Forgiving myself. Being bitter helps no one. I may have mentioned that we've told no one except myself, husband and daughter. No one needs to know and gossip. We want the support for our son of course, but we are taking a minute to process everything- let it sink in...we are not ashamed of rehab, we are relieved and anxious but not embarrassed. We just feel it is our son's private business and also part of the 12 steps is anonymity. I wanted to tell my relatives and friends and vent at first but now im glad I did not. The meetings are helping. Still listening to my song "This rainy day is temporary...the sun shining through is just a cloud away"....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="healinginside, post: 763548, member: 29962"] Yes, doing naranon family meetings, my husband came with me to one, which I think helped. Listening to audiobooks, reading articles, doing meditation daily, planning trips, trying to eat healthy, keeping up with my health and volunteering so I'm putting the work in on myself. Staying optimist, trying not to be catastrophic or to stew in what is going to happen when he gets out. I feel deeply that the homelessness is making any recovery impossible and it needs to be addressed but only he can want it. It became clear as day to me - I told him and kept repeating- you need to get sober, you need to get housing. I feel like when they are homeless, their entire day seems to revolve around, where I going to sleep tonight that progress becomes impossible and things never get better. It is sad how people take advantage of homeless people in this country. There have been a few times my son has done work for someone and the person hasn't paid them - who would he complain to?? He is homeless. The person knew this. I drove by the project a few days ago, it's still not done months later. I just shake my head. Spoke with my son yesterday. He is on a low dose anxiety medication. The facility has great food and he is eating healthy and that is making a difference. I know just having a bed and food and safety is going to help his mind. He could never recover without this. He is working out, journaling, getting psychiatric care for the first time. I think it was this or death or jail. He is young - 25 - so I know the odds of a relapse are high. I have to trust the process and I know he is getting something out of this program. I'm looking back and analyzing my behavior but not dwelling and being kind to myself. Forgiving myself. Being bitter helps no one. I may have mentioned that we've told no one except myself, husband and daughter. No one needs to know and gossip. We want the support for our son of course, but we are taking a minute to process everything- let it sink in...we are not ashamed of rehab, we are relieved and anxious but not embarrassed. We just feel it is our son's private business and also part of the 12 steps is anonymity. I wanted to tell my relatives and friends and vent at first but now im glad I did not. The meetings are helping. Still listening to my song "This rainy day is temporary...the sun shining through is just a cloud away".... [/QUOTE]
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