Addiction and My Son

  • This Be The Verse

    When I started writing this blog on NYE, I wasn’t sure why I felt the urge to do so. But I did feel it. Strongly. I’m not much of a social media person. I have an Instagram account on which I haven’t posted for around 3 years. I don’t have Facebook or Twitter. I think…

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  • Navigating addiction with my adult child. Anxiety & guilt.

    I wasn’t going to write today. I’ve driven to Glasgow from our rural home as I do most Sundays. I am at our family flat and I’m alone. My son leaves today to visit his dad in England for 2 weeks. I won’t see him for 2 weeks. I wasn’t going to write today because…

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  • Addiction: Save your loved one, yourself or your marriage?

    Over the past year I have become depleted in every way. What began as worry for my son has changed into deep anxiety. This anxiety affects every part of me. For the most part, I struggle to get to sleep at night. I ruminate on what has been. I search every corner of my mind…

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