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Old Jun 06, 2015, 01:56 PM
hopeless85 hopeless85 is offline
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I have a 20 year old son who suffers from social anxiety, anxiety and depression. He goes to college and takes extra classes so he can graduate early to leave the town we live in because he hates everyone and wants no one to see him. He won't go outside or even do anything in our area. He finally got a job after 2 years and it is on the weekends for 12 hours shifts. He drives an hour to and from just so he could be at a place where no one knows him.... He is seeing a therapist for his anxiety and alcohol problem. He binge drinks to a very dangerous point and has been very lucky to make it through. I am at a loss. He was doing well for about 4 weeks and now has relapsed. Today he got up for work like normal and then said he could not find his hat and was going to call off. I ended up finding another one right like it and he left. Later I found the one he was looking for purposely hidden in the back of a closet! So he intentionally tried to fool me this morning. Later he text me that he hates it and wanted to quit. I said he had to give a notice first because it isn't right to quit. I don't know if I did the right thing or not. Forcing him in a situation that makes him upset and then turn to booze.... I am to the point that I actually don't even want to live anymore. I am tired of the worrying if my son will ever be normal and ever be sober. He refuses to go to outpatient or inpatient rehab and says as long as he doesn't take the first sip of alcohol he is fine..... I am dreading when he turns 21!
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Originally Posted by PaulGauguin View Post
My son is now losing his third job in several months. Just before work he gets angry and complains about being sick. (I think he actually is sick from his anxiety and panic) the trouble is by all accounts he's a good worker when he is at work. He has some difficulty with auditory instructions but does catch on. So, he doesnt show up. He has a car payment that is already behind and he does worry about that.

What can a parent do? He's 22 so there isn't much I can make him do. Any advice?
Thanks for this!
PaulGauguin