Hi, my name is Dawn. I learned this week that my 32 yr old son is using meth. He’s married with a daughter who just turned 1. They live in Wa state. I’m in NC. He’s been using since 2019. His wife and I are very close. He’s waiting for a spot to open up for rehab. Years ago my son was in a therapeutic boarding school. He went through the program and was ok for some time. I’m overwhelmed at this time, feeling adrift. I’ve been in Alanon before, back when my son was in the school. He was sent there because he had quit school and was majorly acting out. He lashed out at me, physically, until I was over his behavior. His dad had a hard time coming to terms with what to do with him. The final straw was finding him with a firearm trying to put the wrong size ammo in it. From that episode he went to the hospital for evaluation, then to a psych facility, then on to the school in Utah. He was 16 at the time. While at the school parents participated in the same program as the kids. I attended everything, my husband, only one parent seminar. He just could not would not do it. While our son was in Utah I attended the local Alanon chapter in our area. My husband, no. There’s so much more to the story. My priority in this moment is to reach out for support. Sharing helps others and me to know we are not alone. I am thankful for this forum.
Hello to all. My name is Eileen. I am in GA. Moved here 6 Months ago from Wisconsin. Bought a house in the Mountains. Retired Social Worker. Have a Fiancee who I found out uses Meth and may be using some Cocaine although I am not sure. He is so sweet and loving most of the time. Owns his own business. Works so hard. The drugs are affecting his personality and he hears things that aere not there and accuses me of getting up in the middle of the night and walking around and when I tell him I have been asleep, he accuses me of lying. There are other issues like this
and I am getting to be a nervous wreck. There are no support groups here for this, only A.A. I am a Recovering Alcoholic of many years. I need someone to talk to. I need help. He is never violent but does get emotional and angry a lot. I know this is how Stimulants affect people. I love him and do not wish to leave him. I just need some support. He was using Heroin several years ago and went to treatment. He is clean of Heroin. He has several Health Issues and is 54. If someone could reach out to me I would greatly appreciate it.
Eileen, glad you found us. Finding somewhere where you can share and find support is so important when we have an addict in our life. If you are able to, try and make it to one of our meetings. You will find a very understanding group of people there. Our meetings are Mondays and Thursdays at 9 pm EST and Saturdays at 8:30 pm EST. Hope that we will see you there one of these nights.
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