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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 749728" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Dear Awakening</p><p></p><p>Welcome. I have a 30 year old son with the same kind of history, suicidal ideation, poor coping, depression and anxiety which he handles through marijuana, to which I believe he is addicted. He too has gone from crisis to crisis and has been largely homeless for a number of years.</p><p></p><p>I do know well the agony of your situation.</p><p></p><p>The thing is this: Every day people stop drinking through AA. I know some of these people who transform their lives through deciding one day at a time, to change through following the 12 steps and seeking the support of other alcoholics to do so.</p><p></p><p>There is no reason in the world that your son will not be one of them.</p><p></p><p>Have you thought about going to Al Anon, (if you haven't already) for support and tools to handle your own grief and powerlessness?</p><p></p><p>There is a mother who posts here whose son is an alcoholic and is involved with a program that goes by another philosophy, I think it is called "craft" or harm reduction. They will work with the alcoholic who is still drinking, and they will work with the families on how to best handle the situation they find themselves in.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p><p></p><p>I hope you keep posting. You will find a great deal of support here, if you do. Others will come along in the morning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 749728, member: 18958"] Dear Awakening Welcome. I have a 30 year old son with the same kind of history, suicidal ideation, poor coping, depression and anxiety which he handles through marijuana, to which I believe he is addicted. He too has gone from crisis to crisis and has been largely homeless for a number of years. I do know well the agony of your situation. The thing is this: Every day people stop drinking through AA. I know some of these people who transform their lives through deciding one day at a time, to change through following the 12 steps and seeking the support of other alcoholics to do so. There is no reason in the world that your son will not be one of them. Have you thought about going to Al Anon, (if you haven't already) for support and tools to handle your own grief and powerlessness? There is a mother who posts here whose son is an alcoholic and is involved with a program that goes by another philosophy, I think it is called "craft" or harm reduction. They will work with the alcoholic who is still drinking, and they will work with the families on how to best handle the situation they find themselves in. Take care. I hope you keep posting. You will find a great deal of support here, if you do. Others will come along in the morning. [/QUOTE]
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