Therapy Session

Had an interesting therapy session with roommate. Asked about his day and he got rejected from an electrical apprenticeship because he doesn't have a driver's license. He read a text message he sent his father. He was feeling guilty how badly he treated his family. He wiped away tears reading this to me. He was adopted young so believed his real parents abandoned him so he pushed his adoptive family away thinking they would just reject and abandon him too (which eventually they did). After high school (at a reform school/mental hospital), he met wonderful people who turned out manipulative and discarded him. He met an angel (ex girlfriend) who made him happy and saved his life. And who he thought he could change, but she didn't change and just used him to toss him away. He still keeps a picture of her son and asked if I had a picture frame for it. He always got defensive when I mentioned she was using him and me telling me all the terrible things she had to endure in her life. He knows he screwed up his life and trying real hard to fix it. I told him he was growing up. He rambled on about trying to help his friends with their problems, but who is helping him? His ex girlfriend helped him, but kept pushing him away until he gave up. He is very grateful I gave him a place to stay. He is refocusing on helping me since I have done so much for him. Will see if he can land a job.