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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 737873" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Hi Michelle</p><p></p><p>Your son has to want to help himself. He's not a small child any longer and he has to realize that he is making poor choices and those are the reasons bad things are happening to him.</p><p></p><p>It does not sound like he is ready to realize that yet.</p><p></p><p>My son also went off the rails at 15 and he is now almost 23 and is doing well in a faith based program and has been sober for 10 months. I really had thought he would die from his drug use because he just could not stay sober and just didn't seem to care to as much as WE did. That was a hard thing for me to accept but I had to.</p><p></p><p>I prayed in vain for years hoping that he would SEE what he was doing to his life. I never gave up on my faith though through all of it. </p><p></p><p>We were lucky that we were able to force him into this - as one therapist said we don't have to wait until HE is ready. He wants a relationship with us and he knows that unless he is sober, he will not.</p><p></p><p>My best recommendation is to get help for yourself. Whether it's a private therapist that specializes in addiction or AA or praying to your higher power. That is the only thing that got me through it. We cannot live their lives for them or make their choices. We can only control ourselves. </p><p></p><p>Keep reading and posting because it really does help.</p><p></p><p>There are many wise and caring people on this forum. It helped me tremendously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 737873, member: 15032"] Hi Michelle Your son has to want to help himself. He's not a small child any longer and he has to realize that he is making poor choices and those are the reasons bad things are happening to him. It does not sound like he is ready to realize that yet. My son also went off the rails at 15 and he is now almost 23 and is doing well in a faith based program and has been sober for 10 months. I really had thought he would die from his drug use because he just could not stay sober and just didn't seem to care to as much as WE did. That was a hard thing for me to accept but I had to. I prayed in vain for years hoping that he would SEE what he was doing to his life. I never gave up on my faith though through all of it. We were lucky that we were able to force him into this - as one therapist said we don't have to wait until HE is ready. He wants a relationship with us and he knows that unless he is sober, he will not. My best recommendation is to get help for yourself. Whether it's a private therapist that specializes in addiction or AA or praying to your higher power. That is the only thing that got me through it. We cannot live their lives for them or make their choices. We can only control ourselves. Keep reading and posting because it really does help. There are many wise and caring people on this forum. It helped me tremendously. [/QUOTE]
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