Posted by cactus on August 14, 2007, at 19:08:13
In reply to Back from week away renting cottage » cactus, posted by Kath on August 14, 2007, at 12:32:24
Sounds nice Kath, but since it winter here and it's been really frosty the last 2 mornings, I just couldn't imagine swimming at the moment. At least the days are nice. Anyway I'm doing ok, had a med adjustment, my pdoc put me back on rivotril (clonazepam) which was a terrible drug to take while drinking, but now it's quite amazing. I much prefered valium but this is working much better for me now. I finally managed to stay sober for 1 third of a year which I'm very happy about!!!!
Do you think your son is just saying these crazy things about sleeping under bridges etc.. for attention or is he really set on the idea? It must be so hard for you, my sister and I put the family through the ringer and now the guilt is just almost to much to bear. I was a drinker and she was an IV drug user. I still have another sister who is drinking way too much and so is my father. They have to figure that out for themselves though. I've had some amazing chats with my dad lately and he asked me how I did it. I just explained to him the one day at a time theory and he is getting up to 3-4 alcohol free days a week now. I don't preach to him or my sister but answer questions when they ask, which is becoming more frequent because I never instigate the conversation and I'm not pushy or in their face about it which I think really helps. Good luck Kath, my heart goes out to you. Please feel free to babblemail me anytime but the response might be a little late considering the time difference from Australia, big hugs X
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