EDIT: Adding more to my prev. addiction question as parents?
Question by Andres: EDIT: Adding more to my prev. addiction question as parents?
Previous question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/ask?qid=20120505050751AAqDCb3&confirmation=1
Id also like to add that my father has been addicted to this all my life, even before I was born, it happened when he met my mom, since my mom’s brother was one of the top drug dealers on the island. Him and my uncle used together, a lot. It was because of my uncle’s high rank that we had to move because he was a wanted man, as far as legal authorities go. My dad is still addicted. My mom says hes the type to not NEED it, but if its there, it will be smoked. Always. I however never even knew about all this, and my mom, til recent when I got married and had a baby finally thought of me as an adult and felt I was ready for this information about our family, yes there’s more but its not important. My father was sneaky, I never caught him using, saw the stuff, or even knew he was high. My mom told me their tricks on how to do it unnoticed in the house. I.. as a child.. was in the house, and using the same bathroom.. my uncle, dad and aunt were smoking meth in! And didnt even know it.. It amazes me how big of a secret this was. And how anti-drug they were to us kids that I never even assumed their habits went farther than cigarrettes! I now realize why I never saw my dad. It was hard for my mom to get him to come around, or even call me. Months would go by where she wouldnt hear from him and would have to call him and say Im crying for him when is he going to come see me.. all because he was too busy with something obviously more important. And I now realized, in my hs years.. why he would stay up all night and be up since early the prev. Morning for work, and not be tired.. up on the computer, browsing, and selling things on ebay and craigslist. I dont want to end up like him. I wont.. I have to much love for my kid to leave or neglect like that for some shard of glass. But I still feel guilty and sad inside. Rehab just isnt an option and only my hubby & I know of our use
Best answer:
Answer by CM
See answer to other question.
I hate to say this, but you may have what they call the “addiction” gene. I have it. This makes you much more susceptible to addiction to drugs and alcohol. This also makes it much harder to quit.
I understand the want to keep this private, but to quit you really need the help of a professional. You don’t need to do inpatient rehab, but depending on the length of the addiction and the severity of it, they may admit you to the hospital for a few days to detox.
Believe me if you are serious about getting and staying clean, you won’t worry about who knows!! They aren’t going to take away your son for seeking help with this!!
Just remember, you have to want this for yourself 1st!!
Best Wishes!!
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