A New Normal

I am at the bottom...again.  My heart aches and my heart is broken.  I don't know what lies ahead. Is my daughter an alcoholic?  Am I going to lose her too?  There is shame, guilt, tremendous sadness

Part of the condition of release for Sydney was attending IOP..for those that have not walked this road that is Intensive Out Patient treatment. Our new normal involved me having to take short term disability to leave my job early everyday to take her to the Seay Center. She would do counseling every evening with parents coming in the last hour of counseling for family counseling. On Fridays parents went to in house al anon meetings. In addition, Sydney had to attend AA meetings and find a sponsor.