Hi Joanie,
It was really good to read your message, things sound a lot more positive.
Its probably really good for your son to recognize your needs and to understand that you need to be able to spend time in your own home without having to worry that everything will spin out of control if you do. It does sound like he is trying to help himself as well, I hope and pray that things have tuned a corner and that life will be calmer.
I am still staying with a friend, my son is still staying in his room just playing computer games and doing whatever else he’s doing. I managed to have a conversation with him yesterday about the sleeping tablets he is taking and how much they change his behavior. He is using them to cut down on heroin which he has been doing. I just wish he’d do it with professional help.
I feel very stuck, we can only stay here for another week. I can’t take my son back to my partner. My son really blames my partner for hitting him although my son launched himself at him in the night and I can understand why my partner reacted. It all started with a total misunderstanding but my son was under the influence and it escalated.
There are a couple of options none of them easy, and I just feel like my brain has can’t make decisions. I hope that things become clearer.
I hope that everyone has a restful day.