Families & Friends Of Addicts Support Group
Addiction affects more than just the individual. This community is dedicated to the families and friends of individuals suffering from any form of addiction. Mental health professionals are increasingly considering alcoholism and addiction as diseases that flourish in and are enabled by family systems. Family members react to the addicted person with particular behavioral...
UGGG as you all know my son is living in a sober living facility or WAS living there.
well Saturday night he went to a meeting and never returned and he borrowed one of his housemates scooters. We got a call Sunday afternoon that he had not returned Sat. night.
His cell phone goes right to voicemail. I was win him Saturday and he did not look well and he said he had run out of medication and would not be able to get it refilled until Thursday which meant he was off his meds for almost a week. I was immediatly concerned, but he had missed an appointment so that had thrown his whole schedule off. They have to stick to all their appointments in order to see the doctor and get their meds, he had overslept. Well now he is out there somewhere and I have no idea where he is again.
I have not told his sister yet who gets married on Saturday because I am hoping and praying he is going to turn up. But even when he does I don't know what the heck to do. If he was feeling sick and thought he might relapse he should have told me and I could have tried to bring him to the Phych hospital. Sad and full of anxiety today.....
well Saturday night he went to a meeting and never returned and he borrowed one of his housemates scooters. We got a call Sunday afternoon that he had not returned Sat. night.
His cell phone goes right to voicemail. I was win him Saturday and he did not look well and he said he had run out of medication and would not be able to get it refilled until Thursday which meant he was off his meds for almost a week. I was immediatly concerned, but he had missed an appointment so that had thrown his whole schedule off. They have to stick to all their appointments in order to see the doctor and get their meds, he had overslept. Well now he is out there somewhere and I have no idea where he is again.
I have not told his sister yet who gets married on Saturday because I am hoping and praying he is going to turn up. But even when he does I don't know what the heck to do. If he was feeling sick and thought he might relapse he should have told me and I could have tried to bring him to the Phych hospital. Sad and full of anxiety today.....
I would tell your daughter asap. It's her wedding, and if he has relapsed what if he shows up under the influence? That may ruin her day. It's going to be a hard conversation but I would want to know if it was me and my sibling.
I hate it when schedules screw up medications...so stupid, and useless..they need their meds!
You must be worried sick. I am so sorry.
I know you want to believe he would tell you if he was going to relapse, but that is not how an addict thinks. I'm sure part of the reason is he didn't want to disappoint you, and he didn't want to hear reason's not to relapse. Plus I am sure he is upset with himself right now.
This is a set back, but doesn't have to be a full blown relapse. When you talk with him let him know how proud you have been of him and he doesn't have to go back to the way it used to be. He can choose to get himself back on track and let this be a slip.