Sunshine2: Thanks for sharing this. I will be praying for your son and for you and your family. (((Hugs)))
Sometimes the door bangs shut as well as opens, doesn't it? I guess we could say you are opening a totally different door for your son that is a different path. And because you have closed the old door, this new one might one day look more inviting to him. And your actions have spoken volumes to your son as evidenced by his angry reaction. Addicts live in a world where their only emotion is anger, so he is communicating to you, with his only available emotion, that your reaction has affected him deeply. This is a good thing.
As I write this I realize I am also speaking to myself regarding my own AS and the importance of keeping on-task with this simple message that I have given him.
Hang in there, dear. Waiting is the hardest work of hope.
Sojourner