Southern51
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And it's killing me. I've been reading these forums for a very long time. It's hard to fall asleep when I'm bracing myself for that phone call.
We don't give him any money anymore, and he thankfully doesn't pester us about that. He lives on the other side of the country doing god knows what to get money for drugs.
During high school, he was not much of a rebellious kid, other than the usual teen stuff. He wasn't part of the druggie crowd. Joined the army after graduation and completed his service without any problems.
And now he's 22 years old, not working or studying, just busy destroying himself. I know there's nothing I can do. But the lost potential, the destruction, and the pain he's obviously in... I don't buy the whole "I'm fine" charade, he's very far from fine. If he were any younger I could force him into treatment.
How do you get through this?
We don't give him any money anymore, and he thankfully doesn't pester us about that. He lives on the other side of the country doing god knows what to get money for drugs.
During high school, he was not much of a rebellious kid, other than the usual teen stuff. He wasn't part of the druggie crowd. Joined the army after graduation and completed his service without any problems.
And now he's 22 years old, not working or studying, just busy destroying himself. I know there's nothing I can do. But the lost potential, the destruction, and the pain he's obviously in... I don't buy the whole "I'm fine" charade, he's very far from fine. If he were any younger I could force him into treatment.
How do you get through this?