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Daughter Stealing Pills
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I suspect my daughter (or possibly her friends) have been stealing painkillers from my medicine cabinet. (I had surgery last fall and had several bottles of pills leftover.) What’s the best way to confront her about this?
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sanjaykumar123 | 3/17/2009 12:10 PM
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In Reply To: RE: Daughter stealing pills
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Sit with her and explain in a good manner. I am sure she will accept it.
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natu54 | 1/28/2009 4:55 PM
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My cousin abuses all kinds of drugs. He steals from his family, tricks his mom to give him money and he pawns everything. He stole his parents' cars multiple times and recked them. He is abusive to his mom, he even choked her. His Mom is on medication for a mental illness and his dad has two years to live.I know he has to be suffering from some mental illness and needs the right help. But the thing is. if anyone does anything he tries to kill himself. He went in rehab about a year ago but he met a girl in there and when they got out they led each other back to addiction. If there is anyone who was an addict like this and recovered, please tell me what to do or say to help him without it ending with his suicide
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natu54 | 1/28/2009 4:44 PM
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In Reply To: Why?
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Relationships are hard, they take work. Mixing an addiction into a relationship makes it worse. He ended the relationship, but you can still have a friendship. I know you care about him and you don't have to stop. He's going through a really hard time and addicts like to blame others. He may see it as all your fault. He doesn't like what he's going through and it's your fault. It's not, and if he stays sober he will see that.The stress of relationships aren't good for addicts, which is why your not allowed to date. But whatever happens, you did the right thing. Be his friend and don't talk about why he ended it. That doesn't matter right now, his getting better does. Be there for him.
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natu54 | 1/28/2009 4:27 PM
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In Reply To: need help
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I believe youre self medicating you may have a mental illness like depression seek treatment for both if you want help you have to do it it will be hard but worth it you can happy.Alot of people do this and most homeless are homeless from doing it.So please get help tell your family and friends what you been doing they dont want to lose you so they will be there to help.If you fel yourself slipping just think how you dying makes them feel.They love you and you can beat this its hard very hard but I promise its wont be that way for long then you will be happy.Just go get help and please stick to it.
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bell0004 | 1/27/2009 8:26 PM
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I am a 30 year old female that has fallen in love with pills, I will take anywhere from 10 to 15 vikes a day. I have this voice in my head that tells me do it. Am I nuts or do I just need help? I know when I was younger I ate my pain away. Now, I am very overweight. About three years ago, I started to take pain medications when I was 4 months along w my child. I was in so much pain. Since that time, I will doctor shop for the right doctor to make sure I get what I need or buy from people on the street. I do not know what to do. I am scared to death. Someone help me.
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Donald Krein | 1/19/2009 1:19 AM
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I would try to confront her on this issue and tell her that you love her and you want to help with any kind of treatment. If that doesn't work, look up the nearest teen facility and ask for assistance. Good luck.
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lowster11 | 12/30/2008 7:51 AM
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In Reply To: Daughter stealing pills
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In my opinion, the best way to confront her is to be upfront and honest. Tell her what you suspect. And last but not least, always lock your narcotics up and keep them away from children!
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Frenzied | 12/21/2008 11:00 PM
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I have been dating a man since May who I grew up with and we have known each other since the sixth grade (30 years overall). We have had many chapters of dating, but this year has been heartbreaking. He lives in Virginia and I live in Maryland. For the first couple of months he was able to hide his alcoholism pretty well, as we got together only on weekends. But by this Fall, I experienced his blackouts and was even knocked into a window during one of them. This caused a week long knot on my head and headaches, and he has no recollection of the event. After that happened, I said I needed him to present me with a plan of how this would get under control. About two weeks later, he had a grand mal seizure in my kitchen due to acute alcohol withdrawal. I was terrified he was going to die. Luckily he stabilized, and then spent a week in the hospital going through D.T.'s. He has completed two weeks of rehab, and ironically, although I saved his life, and drove him to rehab, he broke up with me yesterday in the presence of two counselors, citing that the relationship had "been cooling" for several months. I told him it was over for me when he threw me into a window. He said nothing to that, but a shrug of the shoulders in a weak sort of understanding and acknowledgment. I am mostly so sad about what has become of him. I have no idea if he will stay sober, and his counselor said if he drinks for a two week span, he will die after he leaves rehab. Why did he do this to our relationship - particularly breaking up in rehab only two weeks in? It all is so bazaar. Thanks.
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ErikaD25 | 12/19/2008 3:09 AM
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My boyfriend of nearly 8 years has been smoking weed for about 4 years and is very addicted to it. He was once a motivated and healthy guy. I have seen the personality changes, lack of motivation and memory loss. He has constant mood swings and it is tearing me apart. The worst part is his dad does it too. I've told him that I want nothing more than for him to stop and he's promised me that he will quit when and if we have children because then he will, "Have a reason to quit". How do I make him see that the time to stop is now and not 4 years in the future?
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donyad38 | 12/4/2008 4:39 AM
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I want you to know that my family had went through the same thing with my best friend/cousin, my mother's nephew. That will destroy her liver quickly and often times is a gateway drug. We had taken him to rehab many times because he abused anything and everything. Well the last night I spent with him was January 30,2008 and he always told me what he had taken but not that night. I loved the time I spent with him, but to be woke up by my husband to tell me our best friend had died of an overdose was heartbreaking and devastating. We are still grieving this intense loss, myself and my children. Force your sister to stop enabling if possible, and remember that if they don't want to stop, rehab is pointless. My cousin truly loved drugs and that was his escape from the real world. I pray that your niece can see that she is destroying her life completely and will die from either an overdose or liver failure due to the massive amounts of tylenol in Vicodin. All of my prayers are with you and your family, Donya
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