When Charles first started abusing drugs, we didn’t talk about it. My frustration and fear and fear were the dominant emotions.
Was it drugs or was it mental illness? We did find out eventually that it was mental illness first and the initial drug use was a result of his wanting to feel better, or more normal. Getting to the root of the problem was an enormously difficult process.
I did talk to people I trusted.
I didn’t talk about it to everyone, though. And one time I talked to the wrong person and it somehow wound its way back … Read more...