Yelling at teenagers who abuse drugs

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My daughter developed a wicked eating disorder and used heroin, she overdosed in her room once but luckily we were home and called EMS and they revived her. She would also eat every bit of food in the house and vomit it up in the woods outside. She has received help and is doing well now and is three years clean and sober and working on her food issues.

I was verbally abusive to her during this time because I couldn't handle what she was doing to herself. Is this normal?

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  • Ellenna
    8 years ago

    Normal but hardly supportive, in fact the exact opposite.
    Have you apologised to her and explained why it happened? I think you should, and also congratulate her on how far she's come

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  • handsignals
    8 years ago

    What an amature, she should have bought cheap shit food like bread cheese and cooking chocolate and hidden it in the woods in plastic bags. Then she could have dosed binged and puked with no one knowing....not that I've put that much thought into it.

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    • MaddestJihadist
      8 years ago

      Hey, if it wasn't gonna be you it'd be someone else.

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    It might be normal, but it was totally shitty. I'm sure your verbal abuse didn't help at all, but just made things many times worse.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    There's probably nothing that makes a parent feel more powerless than a self destructive child. I couldn't imagine why you should feel any remorse or guilt over how you reacted when confronted by your child on the downward spiral of drug addiction.
    You are only human. Forgive yourself and move on. It seems things are progressing well, but remember that beyond support, there is nothing you can do to 'make' this child stay on the right track. You cannot take on the responsibility for her actions.

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