[franticmum]

Hi GillyB, I too have been driven almost insane by the lies and deceit of my son, the biggest piece of advice I can give you is don’t let yr heart rule yr head, trust in YOUR instincts, if u think something’s amiss is most likely is, the hardest thing I have ever done is testify against my son after he broke into my home and stole precious sentimental items that are now long gone, the police liaison officer who guided us through said the only love u can give anyone involved with drugs is tough love, you need professional help, while my actions didn’t stop my son using drugs he has never been in prison since, if things get too much go see your gp mine put me in touch with help for me and other family members, keep strong sorry I couldn’t help more but you are not alone xx

[gillyb]

Thanks for a reply, I was very dis-heartened when looking through the posts to see many, more desperate then mine going unacknowledged. The instructions do say the story board is not the place to seek advice, and many are not, but but it must be hard after pouring your worst nightmare out that no one appears to care. So thank you. A few success stories would be good to read too.

[franticmum]

I think it helps a little just writing it down, a counsellor once advised me to go somewhere peaceful where I wouldn’t be disturbed and write a letter to my son about all of my feelings about the situation, not to give it to him if I didn’t want to but just to put all my worries etc on paper, although I didn’t actually give my son the letter I felt a little better just writing it all down, I too think some happy ending would be helpful but sadly in my experience there are not many, I don’t know if u read my post but I thought 17 years on I had got my happy ever after, this latest relapse has been by far the worse maybe because I thought it was all behind us, I’m just hoping 2014 is going to be a peaceful year as it’s getting harder to pick myself up, it’s true what they say that drugs ruin not just one life but the lives of all around them, just remember people do care and solace can be found with support, sorry if this is a bit long winded but I wanted you to remember you are not alone, take care x

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