Pissed off

Hi
I just want to share that my son attempted to commit suicide this weekend. He eventually shared that he comes to this site for his
information. If you do not want to end up dead or in a psych hospital or on the streets, quit mixing drugs! Get help. Quit hurting yourself and your families. This has been far too painful.

 

Sorry your son did that. If you spend any amount of time here you'll see that our mission is to reduce harm from drugs however.

 

I'm sorry to hear about your son, p.o.m. I can't imagine the feelings you, as a mother, must be experiencing. Addiction is most definitely a family disease and yes, once caught in the grips of our preferred drug (or poly-drug use) all bets are off and the self-centered need to get more comes first.

Sadly, for most who get addicted, drug use starts off as fun. In time it turns into something far more ugly, the pain sets in and we don't see any way out of the mess we've created.

I'm assuming that your son is under some sort of medical care at the moment and that is how it should be. He is being cared for by professionals. Is it possible for you to take a moment and think on how you can help and heal yourself (and others in your family)? Addiction affects everyone that the addict is close to (we tend to hurt and use up those closest to us first).

I hope I'm not overstepping whatever boundaries there are during this painful and extremely sensitive time for you but have you thought of family therapy or perhaps even Nar-Anon? You don't have to (and shouldn't) go through this alone and uneducated. Family therapy (or one-on-one therapy) helps MANY people affected by addiction. Nar-Anon is a self-help support group that helps those affected by someone else's addiction.

Here is a link to Nar-Anon's home page: http://www.nar-anon.org/Nar-Anon/Nar-Anon_Home.html

Additionally, you can find other resources listed below:

• Sobriety Online
• Suicide Hotlines
• Kids Help Line
• Substance Abuse Treatment Locator
• American Psychological Association
• National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists

Bluelight is much more than what appears at surface level. There is a significant amount of information here for those who need help as well but I would suggest that maybe your son should avoid this and the other numerous drug sites available on the Internet if he intends to get and stay clean.

If you are comfortable with sending me a Private Message with what state/country you live in I can provide more specific information.

Please be well and take care of yourself as well as your son during this confusing time

 

So, somehow your son's near tragedy is the fault of a website that actively discourages the mixing of dangerous drugs?

 

I know.

 

I know I have read much about using different substances here.

 

Hi
Thanks for the informative post. I am researching and found nar anon. I plan on becoming involved.
He is in the hospital and I plan to have him inpatient for substance abuse.
You did not overstep your boundaries. Thanks again.

I'm sorry to hear about your son, p.o.m. I can't imagine the feelings you, as a mother, must be experiencing. Addiction is most definitely a family disease and yes, once caught in the grips of our preferred drug (or poly-drug use) all bets are off and the self-centered need to get more comes first.

Sadly, for most who get addicted, drug use starts off as fun. In time it turns into something far more ugly, the pain sets in and we don't see any way out of the mess we've created.

I'm assuming that your son is under some sort of medical care at the moment and that is how it should be. He is being cared for by professionals. Is it possible for you to take a moment and think on how you can help and heal yourself (and others in your family)? Addiction affects everyone that the addict is close to (we tend to hurt and use up those closest to us first).

I hope I'm not overstepping whatever boundaries there are during this painful and extremely sensitive time for you but have you thought of family therapy or perhaps even Nar-Anon? You don't have to (and shouldn't) go through this alone and uneducated. Family therapy (or one-on-one therapy) helps MANY people affected by addiction. Nar-Anon is a self-help support group that helps those affected by someone else's addiction.

Here is a link to Nar-Anon's home page: http://www.nar-anon.org/Nar-Anon/Nar-Anon_Home.html

Additionally, you can find other resources listed below:

• Sobriety Online
• Suicide Hotlines
• Kids Help Line
• Substance Abuse Treatment Locator
• American Psychological Association
• National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists

Bluelight is much more than what appears at surface level. There is a significant amount of information here for those who need help as well but I would suggest that maybe your son should avoid this and the other numerous drug sites available on the Internet if he intends to get and stay clean.

If you are comfortable with sending me a Private Message with what state/country you live in I can provide more specific information.

Please be well and take care of yourself as well as your son during this confusing time

 

I see that there is much information here not all positive to mixing. But he felt he could figure out how to successfully kill himself with what mixtures he learned on websites like this. This is the one he shared as we were getting him hospitalized. I see how this site can be confusing for people and can share information that can lead to poor choices.

So, somehow your son's near tragedy is the fault of a website that actively discourages the mixing of dangerous drugs?

 

Good to hear that you are taking swift action. Inpatient isn't a 'cure-all' but it truly helped me. The real work starts when he is discharged.

When I first went to treatment, I thought that they were going to teach me how to use 'successfully' and without consequences. I was in for a rude awakening

Recovery is a long, slow process but gets easier as time goes on. This applies to families as well. We can't change our outside circumstances but we can change how we react to them.

I hate that you have to go through this (it reminds me of the shit I put my own mother through). I think you guys will be okay. It seems like that love is going to be the decision maker and, if so, you have an extreme advantage :D

 

The idea behind this site, from my perspective, is to keep people from getting hurt and to provide the kind of support and information on therapy that Overdone just posted.

 

It sounds like you caught things in the nick of time POM. I'm certainly very sorry that the outcome of your son's consumption of the information presented here, and do hope that things turn out well for the both of you.

Have you by any chance checked out The Dark Side? It's our addiction, mental health and general support forum, and is where (in my somewhat biased opinion) some of the best work on this site is done. Both the staff and many of the active posters there are very friendly, knowledgeable and accepting of any and everyone. It's no substitute for IRL care, but can most definitely act as a nice supplement.

Welcome to Blogs by the way! Please do stick around, and feel free to write more. We're clearly drug-friendly here, but not exclusively so, and having a well-rounded community helps us all to have a better-balanced outlook on many things.