[Sad Mum]

1. Hi my son is 24 and told me in July that he has a cocaine addiction.  He has since lost his job.  I’ve told him I can’t have him at home anymore until I start to see he is trying to help himself.  I can’t bear to have him here just staying in bed all day sleeping off the effects.  Am I wrong to tell him I don’t want him here?  Feel very sad and alone 😢

[Sad Mum]

<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;”><span style=”font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-weight: bold; font-kerning: none;”>Still struggling and could really do with some support</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;”><span style=”font-kerning: none;”>I posted over a week ago about my son and his cocaine addiction, but unfortunately nobody replied. I’m finding things incredibly difficult at the moment and could really do with hearing from other parents who have been through something similar.</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;”><span style=”font-kerning: none;”>My son has lost his job and is currently staying elsewhere. I love him more than anything, but I reached the point where I couldn’t continue having him at home while he was sleeping all day and making no attempt to get help.</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;”><span style=”font-kerning: none;”>I’m constantly worrying about where he is, whether he’s safe and what he’s doing, while at the same time feeling guilty for putting boundaries in place.</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;”><span style=”font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-weight: bold; font-kerning: none;”>How do other parents cope with the guilt, fear and heartbreak? How do you support your child without completely destroying yourself in the process?</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;”><span style=”font-kerning: none;”>I feel incredibly alone at the moment and would really appreciate hearing from anyone who understands. </span></p>
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