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Posted by Kath on October 14, 2008, at 20:15:54
Not that it's probably gone yet. Didn't go back yet after our 'treatment' of carpet the other night.
Today I'd gladly have that problem.....son owes over $500 for "K" he's used over the last couple of weeks.
So this will be a BIG experience of letting him work out his own solutions. :-((
Pat - I didn't realize I'd get such a BIG situation to attempt my letting him experience his own life.
Will it be ok? Will I be ok? Will he be ok? Cr*p.
Kath
Posted by Phillipa on October 14, 2008, at 23:39:17
In reply to Bring back cat pee problem.....serious replacement, posted by Kath on October 14, 2008, at 20:15:54
Kath it never ends does it? But think positive easy to say hard to do. Love Phillipa
Posted by Kath on October 15, 2008, at 13:44:06
In reply to Re: Bring back cat pee problem.....serious replacement » Kath, posted by Phillipa on October 14, 2008, at 23:39:17
So many of us here know the 'one-thing-after-another' syndrome, right!?
hugs, Kath
Posted by Phillipa on October 15, 2008, at 20:05:51
In reply to Thx for your support Phillipa, posted by Kath on October 15, 2008, at 13:44:06
Kath it never ends. Love Phillipa
Posted by WaterSapphire on October 16, 2008, at 23:54:20
In reply to Thx for your support Phillipa, posted by Kath on October 15, 2008, at 13:44:06
Phillipa is right...it never ends it seems. Always one thing...then another..and the list goes on and on. And what really sux, is when your are trying your best and trying to be positive, but still...everything seems so hard. Sorry to sound negative. It sometimes seems like things for some of us happen too much, and that others get all the breaks. I am not sure how to do any better than what I am doing in this life.
I am sorry your son is going through this, but even sorrier for you. Unless he is in serious danger, letting him do this and take the consequences is all you can really do unless you want to get someone else involved. What about that show on cable...if you are in the US called Intervention or something. Maybe something like that could help. It might be worth a try who knows. Please take care of you. OK...
peace
chelle
Posted by Kath on October 17, 2008, at 22:34:14
In reply to Re: Thx for your support Phillipa, posted by WaterSapphire on October 16, 2008, at 23:54:20
Please take care of you. OK...
> peace
> chelle~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son has made an appointment for the initial meeting Monday at a local agency. Says he realizes he needs help. I am cautiously & calmly optimistic....not having HUGE hopes, etc.Thx for your kind words & support. My T is LIVID that our son hasn't had a 'psych review' or meds review. Her comments to me triggered my husband & I to realize that our son has 2 types of drug use:
1) Party on Dude (no description necessary!)
2) When he is under huge stress (eg GF leaving him; recent reality of getting his own place, afraid of not being able to make a go of it on his own & of not being able to control his drug mis-use) he can go into BIG debt to buy cocaine or ketamine to use ALONE (not partying at all) to just be able to COPE with his awful feelings.
My T is livid because she sees it as him self-medicating & thinks he should have prescribed medication to use when he feels his anxiety building too much. She said maybe Ativan. I don't know much about meds like that - comments welcome & I might ask on the Meds board if I get the mental energy to do so.
ANYway, we've written an email to send to his mental health case worker, asking for his 'team' to support us in coming up with a solution for this second type of drug-use problem.
Obviously he needs to learn healthy coping-with-stress methods! But in the meantime, he needs something to help him not fall into the downward spiral.
I guess we'll see what happens. I mentioned this idea to him today. It seemed to be a totally foreign thought to him....actually recognizing where he's at & possibly having something to help. He didn't say much. I said to give it a bit of thought. Asked hubby to talk with son about it as he listens to hubby differently than to me.
We'll see, I guess. Meanwhile, thx for being there for me. It means a lot.
:-) Kath
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