Hi guys,
I want to seek some advise before I do the wrong thing and make things worse by talking to my sufferer.
He has military ptsd, has spent some time in a combat treatment centre in Ayr, and weekly sees his therapist. So he is really trying.
I'm unsure if I'm looking too far into things, because I have a brother whos addicted to marijuana and an alcoholic mother..
My sufferer doesn't usually smoke weed... However for the last week and a half he's been using almost everyday.
The issue isn't him using drugs (I don't like it but he's a big boy to make his own decisions) It's the fact that he's lying about using it... Last night I felt hurt. we had a discussion during the weekend.
Asking him not to lie about using.. Just to say eg I'm having a hard time, I wana smoke etc.. I heard him in another room rolling himself a j... I asked him.. "What are u up to in there honey" and he went all shifty (I had a rough idea what he was doing).. Any way he said, go up to bed and il be straight up.. So off i went..Then he went outside to smoke... I don't get why he's lying which is what has me worried..
Some time ago he used cocaine to self medicate.. and im wondering is this going to be the same!?
How do I address it, or do I not address it. do I let him go doing his own thing and not ask.
I worry because this drug has such a grip on my brother he's so down when he doesn't use.. (which is every day in life) my sufferer has enough going on without adding that to the mix.. Short term I know it must give him some relief, but long term I can't see drugs and ptsd being a good mix....
I know I may be over reacting because of what I've been through with family members and their addictions..
Which is why I'm seeking advise before making things worse for him.
Anyone....??
I want to seek some advise before I do the wrong thing and make things worse by talking to my sufferer.
He has military ptsd, has spent some time in a combat treatment centre in Ayr, and weekly sees his therapist. So he is really trying.
I'm unsure if I'm looking too far into things, because I have a brother whos addicted to marijuana and an alcoholic mother..
My sufferer doesn't usually smoke weed... However for the last week and a half he's been using almost everyday.
The issue isn't him using drugs (I don't like it but he's a big boy to make his own decisions) It's the fact that he's lying about using it... Last night I felt hurt. we had a discussion during the weekend.
Asking him not to lie about using.. Just to say eg I'm having a hard time, I wana smoke etc.. I heard him in another room rolling himself a j... I asked him.. "What are u up to in there honey" and he went all shifty (I had a rough idea what he was doing).. Any way he said, go up to bed and il be straight up.. So off i went..Then he went outside to smoke... I don't get why he's lying which is what has me worried..
Some time ago he used cocaine to self medicate.. and im wondering is this going to be the same!?
How do I address it, or do I not address it. do I let him go doing his own thing and not ask.
I worry because this drug has such a grip on my brother he's so down when he doesn't use.. (which is every day in life) my sufferer has enough going on without adding that to the mix.. Short term I know it must give him some relief, but long term I can't see drugs and ptsd being a good mix....
I know I may be over reacting because of what I've been through with family members and their addictions..
Which is why I'm seeking advise before making things worse for him.
Anyone....??