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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 748946" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>Hi Dallas, </p><p></p><p>So I can only share what I have done to help me cope. My son is 27 has been in many rehabs, has spent time in jail, he has lived on the streets et etc. We have been dealing with this for more than 10 years. In the early days I felt obsessed with what was going on with him.</p><p></p><p>So first of all I found a wonderful parents alanon group. It has been a huge help to find other live parents dealing with the same thing. Finding that support has truly helped save my sanity. As much as I love my regular friends it is really helpful knowing other good parents who face the same challenges.</p><p></p><p>And then I started to build my life with things I like to do. I started playing serious bridge..... and this has been another life saver for me. It is something that I love to do and in the process I have met a whole lot of great people and made some really good friends. Our connection was something other than our kids. So although the people who have become good friends know the situation with my son, it is not at all the focus of our relationship. Finding something I love to do, that occupies my time and my mind has been hugely helpful so that now I am really enjoying my life.....and at times still really worry about my son but it is nothing like it was.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 748946, member: 15801"] Hi Dallas, So I can only share what I have done to help me cope. My son is 27 has been in many rehabs, has spent time in jail, he has lived on the streets et etc. We have been dealing with this for more than 10 years. In the early days I felt obsessed with what was going on with him. So first of all I found a wonderful parents alanon group. It has been a huge help to find other live parents dealing with the same thing. Finding that support has truly helped save my sanity. As much as I love my regular friends it is really helpful knowing other good parents who face the same challenges. And then I started to build my life with things I like to do. I started playing serious bridge..... and this has been another life saver for me. It is something that I love to do and in the process I have met a whole lot of great people and made some really good friends. Our connection was something other than our kids. So although the people who have become good friends know the situation with my son, it is not at all the focus of our relationship. Finding something I love to do, that occupies my time and my mind has been hugely helpful so that now I am really enjoying my life.....and at times still really worry about my son but it is nothing like it was. TL [/QUOTE]
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