Posted by Kath on April 30, 2007, at 19:02:22
In reply to Re: rehab lite won't cut it w/ him...stay the cour, posted by Declan on April 30, 2007, at 17:42:22
> There must have been plenty of people who have addressed the problem of what to do once you have succeeded in abstaining from drugs.
*****but in my son's case, I think that it'd be really hard for him to even consider changing his lifestyle until he has something else in place! Right now, he doesn't want to stop doing drugs; he wants to be in control of his use rather than NOT in control of it. Right now, as pointed out by Pat in another post, all his friends either drink or use something or other, so unless there's something else in place he is NOT going to stop.***
> The only thing that comes to mind is exploring, and it's the wrong century for that (drug use being a kind of exploration).
****that's an interesting observation! Too bad about the century. I would have loved to be an explorer! I love reading about them.*****> Telling someone to do a 9 to 5 and pay the mortgage off doesn't seem to cut it.
*******That's for sure!! His passion is 'mixing' music. He has mentioned an interest in taking sound engineering at college. That would be such a huge shift. Who knows. All I can do is hope & try to keep calm & keep loving him, I guess.
Thanks for your input! Hope you're doing well. hugs, Kath***
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