Originally Posted by
soberlicious I am checking the thread every day, and of course hoping there is good news.
Thanks, I thought you would be. *s*
Originally Posted by
soberlicious Asking for help requires a great deal of courage and strength. You have nothing to be embarrassed about.
Yes, yes, this is what I tell
others....but this is me. You understand the difference, right? I am rolling my eyes at myself right now...
Originally Posted by
soberlicious Does she have a good rapport with this mental health counselor?
They're friendly...like, counseling sesson over breakfast in our kitchen. Yes, I know. Anyway, the counselor is an amazing woman, very kind, very caring,
veryyoung - couldn't have anyone who desire to help is greater. Her capacity for that is somewhat lacking though. On the plus side - she trusts my judgment implicitly and if I say my wife needs x,y, and z - she will put the weight of her office and position behind it without question.
Originally Posted by
soberlicious with the addiction team?
Never met them before.
Originally Posted by
soberlicious Here in FL we have the Marchman Act, whereby a substance abuser can be involuntarily placed for treatment on an emergency basis. It's different than our Baker Act, which is used when a person has threatened suicide or bodily harm to another, with or without substance abuse. The Marchman Act focuses solely on serious substance abuse. Is there anything at all similar where you are?
No...sort of. I can't be more specific without whatever is left of our anonymity shattered and possible legal fallout. I'm sure I've given enough details to hang myself already but this would really pinpoint our location and identity. That said, I think I can get it to be included that walking away from treatment triggers an automatic call to DOC which might end her dreams of another run once she is in a treatment center.
Originally Posted by
soberlicious I am so sorry you are going through this. Continue to hang on, legna...
I am...though it seems like I'm hanging on by my throat. Seriously, thanks for leaving some words for me to find. Like I said when I first posted today, I need them. What I didn't say is that each post has brought some tears I needed to shed.