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tadhgsmum

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Thank you to all who replied to me. I can't express how grateful I am to know we're not alone.
He returned home last night as if nothing had happened .
He's been with his gf for 18m and I think he genuinely cares for her but he behaves the same way with her. She's finally starting to stand up for herself though.
He's pushed a lot of his friends away. Most were the wasters that got him drinking and smoking weed, the others find him boring and intense. He's pretty much a loner so that won't help how he feels. He has a clinic appointment on Monday and hopefully the psychologist will be there. I've asked emailed her to assess him for depression and, you're right he probably has 'burnout'.
What a cruel condition diabetes is that it can change/affect a personality so drastically. Thank you again to all who replied to me. Now that I've found somewhere to vent and worked out how these 'thread' things work I'll be posting more often xx
 
Glad you have found it helpful to have a space to offload @tadhgsmum

Sorry that you are both going through so much upheaval and that your son is finding things so difficult. Diabetes can be so relentless and unforgiving, and I think many of us have raged at it from time to time.

Hope he can find a way through to an easier relationship with his diabetes, his family, and his gf.
 
Very pleased that you have found the forum @tadhgsmum
I hope that his appointment on Monday proves useful.
 
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