Posted by Partlycloudy on January 5, 2009, at 16:54:41
In reply to It happened :-( » Partlycloudy, posted by Kath on January 5, 2009, at 16:35:51
I'm sorry, Kath. I really feel that you have been carrying a lot of the anxieties on behalf of your son and it's been delaying the inevitable. (You could say that I went through a similar route with my step daughter - the harder I worked and worried, the less she was able to perform and do it herself.)
Question: do you think he has a substance abuse problem, and does he think so? If he's doing the stuff sporadically and not taking medications consistently, then I can believe that he'd be in a panic almost every day without taking *something*, whether prescribed or not, to keep his moods in check. I think at some level this is about denial about what the issues really are.
(((((Kath)))) BTW I think he's the one who has to talk to the boss, NOT you. How old is he? Not a teenager, not disabled? But you are willing to do this uncomfortable (and maybe embarrassing) assignment on his behalf. (I am shaking my head in my Tough Love stance.)
much love to you.
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