Posted by ClearSkies on March 7, 2006, at 15:03:50
In reply to my troubled son, posted by heart_broken on March 7, 2006, at 14:11:28
> It's been a while since my first post, but just some things I have to get out of me. My son has an AA sponsor now and goes to a meeting once a week with him. In the meantime he drinks. I have had him removed from my house with the help of the local police force just this a.m. I worked all night, came home to find him passed out from Vodka, as usual, but I also found evidence of unsafe and reckless behavior. He is getting worse. He woke, 3:45 a.m. and proceeded to harrass me, belittle me, swear at me, and call me names. I did warn him to go to bed and let me sleep or I would call the police. He didn't, I did. I thought they may take him to detox or a jail cell to sleep it off but they just set him out on the street and left. So I cry, afraid he will take his life. His sponsor is suggesting detox and rehab but my son is so angry that he said no. He cannot stay here any longer. It hurts real bad and he hurts worse than I can imagine. I do not know him anymore and I so miss the man he once was. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. Bless all of you who have the courage and strength to get sober. You give me hope. Please keep giving me hope.
(((heart)))
I was very angry for many years in my illness. Even though I knew that I had to stop my drinking, the inability I had to stay sober long enough to get through withdrawl just made me angrier, and so I drank... and over and over.Keep yourself safe.
One meeting a week was not support for me to get sober. It's a day to day event, even an hour to hour event for some of us. Maybe a different sponsor with whom your son can keep in daily contact would help. I was able to cobble together a variety of resources that helped me gain some recovery. Outpatient treatment, online resources, my therapist, my doctor... I was the team coordinator :-)
Take care.
ClearSkies
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