Hi,

I think the last paragraph of your question could be copied and pasted to many of the situations us carers go through.

It sounds like you are an amazing father, welcoming your son back into your home. I can tell you from experience, there are a range of feelings we go through while caring for someone - helplessness, resentful, hopefull, hopeless.. it can be very up and down.

In my experience, maintaining my own routine and trying to keep some of my interests, has been paramount.

While it is important to look after yourself, it's also important to never give up hope. It seems like your son has been in a good place before... so there's always hope.

Recovery is never a straight line forward... there are moments when there's 2 (or 10!) steps back - but the fact that he has experienced recovery before and knows the steps forwards, often means it's a lot easier to get back on track.

Best of luck