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<blockquote data-quote="Quicksand" data-source="post: 674726" data-attributes="member: 19405"><p>It's been a week, and he's struggling today. He's bored,lonely and angry. He has no sober friends and he's living in our home in the same neighborhood he grew up in. He likes his therapist but that's only twice per week. He's been going to 12 step meetings every day, but today he said he's "different" than all of the people at the meetings and can't find anyone he wants to get to know. His sponsor is in his 40's, and he went to dinner with him, but not someone to hang out with regularly as he had a wife and kids. I suggested a class (any kind- endless possibilities), a part-time job or volunteer. That just made him angrier. He said he wanted to run.. I said - just try to hang on and yes, it's difficult but try to stay strong and maybe learning something in this recovery time would help. He said he was going for a drive and left. He wasn't gone ten minutes and he sent me a text saying- I'm coming back, leaving doesn't solve anything. I told him I was proud of him and we are here to help and support his healing and recovery. I'm just trying to stay cool and positive...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quicksand, post: 674726, member: 19405"] It's been a week, and he's struggling today. He's bored,lonely and angry. He has no sober friends and he's living in our home in the same neighborhood he grew up in. He likes his therapist but that's only twice per week. He's been going to 12 step meetings every day, but today he said he's "different" than all of the people at the meetings and can't find anyone he wants to get to know. His sponsor is in his 40's, and he went to dinner with him, but not someone to hang out with regularly as he had a wife and kids. I suggested a class (any kind- endless possibilities), a part-time job or volunteer. That just made him angrier. He said he wanted to run.. I said - just try to hang on and yes, it's difficult but try to stay strong and maybe learning something in this recovery time would help. He said he was going for a drive and left. He wasn't gone ten minutes and he sent me a text saying- I'm coming back, leaving doesn't solve anything. I told him I was proud of him and we are here to help and support his healing and recovery. I'm just trying to stay cool and positive... [/QUOTE]
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