Feeling like a failure

I think I can speak as a mother and as an addict in this position. As a mother who has tried and tried and tried some more to seek help for her son, her family, herself and many many times came up feeling like a failure. It is hard to feel like you have the strength to try again. It is hard to feel hopeful that maybe one day something will happen that will change everything. You just have to get up and try again. I am not saying that, as a parent, we have to keep trying to change our addicted child, work so hard that we ourselves lose our mind in the process. ( although I will admit that can be guilty of that) What I am saying is that we can't lose faith. That if one method of treatment doesn't work, that doesn't mean that another won't and we need to stay positive and hopeful so that when our child is ready to face their demons, they feel confident that is a possibility.
Speaking from the addicts perspective, just because you have failed this time, doesn't mean that you can't learn from this mistake and every other mistake made and move on. You CAN overcome, you can face your fears and step out of the darkness. Stay positive, hopeful, have faith and never, never give up on possibility!!!
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