[paula]

Hi Tigerbabby, I’m so sorry to hear your story and wish I had a magic wand! I am a mother of a 23 year old addict and can truly empathise with you, I’m afraid I have lost that trust too in my son. I think you have done amazingly well as it’s the hardest thing watching someone destroy themselves and their family with seemingly no regard for anything but themselves and their addiction. I phoned a helpline yesterday and they said that an addict is only really in love with their drug of choice and whilst they may care about you deep down they can’t really for relationships. Sorry you have no one to talk to, I don’t really talk to anyone about it, there’s such a stigma isn’t there?

It sounds like you have made your decision and i personally think that feeling angry is a positive step. You don’t deserve this and you have to look after you and your son x

[tigerbabby78]

Thanks for the reply. Sorry to hear about your son, it must be tough as a mum to have to see your son struggle with addiction.

I would agree with that the drug becomes more important than anything or anyone. Wish that we could make them see, such a selfishness and defensiveness comes with addiction which makes it so hard to bear.

Yes lots of stigma it almost feels as though when I try and speak to people I’m looked at as the one with the problem! Feel like I have to apologise which is absolutely ridiculous. I have never been an anxious person but I feel anxious every day, I panic everytime the door goes think is it a drug dealer or something xx so hard to deal with. It’s like that are tornadoes causing chaos on their wake as they go xx

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