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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 713031" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Addicts have brain changes snd are capable of stealing, lying, abusing us, and acting like they have no conscience. The brain changes went back to normal once my daughter quit, but before that the normal mother nurturing did not work. We tried love and positiviity. She just took advantage of my hurt for her and did not quit. It isnt the same as cancer, in which people remain who they always were, just ill.</p><p></p><p>The theiving, lying, sometimes assault on innocents, selling drugs and wreckless behavior makes people have a hard time sympathizing with addicts. They can hurt others for drugs. Illness or not, there is a way to avoid being an addict...dont start using. Cancer is unavoidable. Others think,"Why did they start doing this???"</p><p></p><p>Our addicted adult kids are different than those with other illnesses so they get little sympathy from strangers and due to the drugs at work our compassion often makes them worse.</p><p></p><p>Addicts scare people for good reason. Drug use causes crime.</p><p></p><p>The only way to become whole is to get the drugs off the brain. And often our addicted loved ones only respond to toughness.it goes against our grain but often works, even as we feel guilty and cry.</p><p></p><p>I wish your son a very successful journey. If he wants to do this, he can do this. Addicts quit every single day. I hope he is one...fast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 713031, member: 1550"] Addicts have brain changes snd are capable of stealing, lying, abusing us, and acting like they have no conscience. The brain changes went back to normal once my daughter quit, but before that the normal mother nurturing did not work. We tried love and positiviity. She just took advantage of my hurt for her and did not quit. It isnt the same as cancer, in which people remain who they always were, just ill. The theiving, lying, sometimes assault on innocents, selling drugs and wreckless behavior makes people have a hard time sympathizing with addicts. They can hurt others for drugs. Illness or not, there is a way to avoid being an addict...dont start using. Cancer is unavoidable. Others think,"Why did they start doing this???" Our addicted adult kids are different than those with other illnesses so they get little sympathy from strangers and due to the drugs at work our compassion often makes them worse. Addicts scare people for good reason. Drug use causes crime. The only way to become whole is to get the drugs off the brain. And often our addicted loved ones only respond to toughness.it goes against our grain but often works, even as we feel guilty and cry. I wish your son a very successful journey. If he wants to do this, he can do this. Addicts quit every single day. I hope he is one...fast. [/QUOTE]
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