Hi Bump,
I have felt like this so many times. At the moment my son is using a little bit, but his behaviour is not too bad. There have been times when he has been off drugs and he has been horrible and made us feel responsible for everything, and if we dare say ‘no’ we get the full force of his frustration. 3 months is still very early days and your son is coming back into the real world and having to deal with reality again. He probably genuinely feels horrible, but that’s not your fault.
I was told that it takes months for addicted brains to settle down and normalise. They also probably feel that they deserve to be given the world because they are not using at the moment.
It’s great that you are in a better position than you were when your son was on the streets, I honestly don’t know how you got through that. You need to prioritise your family and recharge your own batteries. Its hard but try not to feel guilty, you didn’t encourage him to take the drugs. We have to be there for them when we can but also live our own lives.