Thanks for reaching out Joanie! I’m doing better. I do often feel alone because no one close to me is in the same place emotionally as I am. They just want to act like he doesn’t exist. Unfortunately that makes him worse. Yet, I understand where they are coming from because the same thing goes on and on. It does take a lot of patience to continue supporting them when the story goes the same. My sister is very supportive, but I don’t want to burn her out so I don’t always talk about it so that our relationship is more multi-faceted.
My son has been doing better the last couple of days, so that helps the stress level go down a notch or two.
I, too pray that they will see some sense. I know that my son wants to stop drinking- he tells me he does. I just really want him to get some therapy of some kind. He absolutely needs someone who can help with him the mental part of staying sober and not going back to what he knows to cope.
How is your son? Is he still in the hospital?