I don’t know where to turn besides God for help. Is there anything a parent can do that I haven’t done?

Question by cinderella: I don’t know where to turn besides God for help. Is there anything a parent can do that I haven’t done?
My son , age 30, addicted to crack cocaine. He has been willingly in several rehabs but always walks away. We , his parents have had him arrested for stealing our things and he did a year in the county jail. He tried suicide there. When he was released , went to rehab walked away again. He is Bipolar, says he really wants to do right and I believe him. Can’t overcome his addiction. We have gotten his meds to him, tried psychologist, rehab, prayer, Is there anything we haven’t done besides let him self destruct?

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Answer by Scott Evil
Sometimes people need to hit rock bottom before they wake up. I’m not suggesting you just let him spiral downward, but a lot of times the mere fact that people are telling someone not to do something is more encouragement to do it. Not out of a sense of rebellion, but out of a sense of independence.

A lot of people feel like THEY need to be the ones to fix the problem, not someone else. Obviously I can’t opine on the specifics of your son, but a lot of people just need to come to the reality on their own. The best thing you can sometimes do is be supportive when they need it.

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