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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, wow, that's so hard.  I agree with you that I'd never take the phone.  I'd probably have a discussion about safety and give one more chance.

When one of my kids was going through a period where I didn't trust him (not drugs or anything, more like your situation), I required him to be around me 24/7 unless he had to be elsewhere.  That lasted until I felt I could trust him.  As a practical matter it meant the following:  sleeping on the floor of my bedroom, showering in my bathroom, being driven to school and picked up instead of using the school bus, no going to friends' houses (they could come over), going to work with one of us when there was no school, etc.  It took about six months before we could start giving things back.  This was very difficult on everyone.  We tried not to make it into too much of punishment because our goal was to keep him safe and, I am relieved to say, we were successful.  That was three years ago and my son is now really successful and uses good judgment.

I did want to add that my son also suffered from depression then (and now - and also anxiety).

Anyway, good luck with whatever you do.  [/quote]

Op here. Mine has anxiety also. As well as Asperger's[/quote]

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