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22 year old son with bipolar still living at home makes us miserable, what to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 707605" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Tired Momma</p><p></p><p>Hi.</p><p></p><p>This is a very old thread. Why not post a new thread so that you will get responses? To do so go up to the top of the page and click forums, then Parents Emeritus. At the top right you will see post new thread. Put a title and you can copy this post more or less and put it on your own new thread. I will watch for you.</p><p></p><p>My son is 28 with a diagnosis of mood disorder. He says he has bipolar but I do not think so. I had to push him to do everything. Then when he quit his job (he was about 23) he would not work, do anything or go for treatment. I kicked him out. He lived for more than 4 years either with friends or homeless. After a couple of years he began to receive SSI for mental illness.</p><p></p><p>He punched holes in doors, walls, and punched refrigerators for a span of 10 years. He was hostile, resistant and aggressive. He would call the cops on us to put us in jail.</p><p></p><p>What I want to say is this: your son will not change until you do. What that means is you have decide you will not live like this. If it takes making him leave to be homeless for his own good, and your own you have to do it. Nothing will motivate him to take responsibility for his behavior until he experiences the consequences.</p><p></p><p>There are benefits for veterans that are unavailable to others. Live-in programs. You cannot save him. He has to save himself. Did he see combat?</p><p></p><p>It does not matter that it is not their fault. But it is their responsibility to help themselves get better and to manage their symptoms by seeking and accepting treatment. The only thing you can do is to draw a line in the sand about what you want for yourself and set limits with him.</p><p></p><p>Believe me, this will help, not hurt him.</p><p></p><p>Job Corps is a possibility. They will accept disabled youth to I believe 28 years old. It is a free program. They provide excellent trainings, housing, food and supervision. They also provide job finding help.</p><p></p><p>I hope you keep posting and post a new thread so that you will get a variety of responses.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 707605, member: 18958"] Tired Momma Hi. This is a very old thread. Why not post a new thread so that you will get responses? To do so go up to the top of the page and click forums, then Parents Emeritus. At the top right you will see post new thread. Put a title and you can copy this post more or less and put it on your own new thread. I will watch for you. My son is 28 with a diagnosis of mood disorder. He says he has bipolar but I do not think so. I had to push him to do everything. Then when he quit his job (he was about 23) he would not work, do anything or go for treatment. I kicked him out. He lived for more than 4 years either with friends or homeless. After a couple of years he began to receive SSI for mental illness. He punched holes in doors, walls, and punched refrigerators for a span of 10 years. He was hostile, resistant and aggressive. He would call the cops on us to put us in jail. What I want to say is this: your son will not change until you do. What that means is you have decide you will not live like this. If it takes making him leave to be homeless for his own good, and your own you have to do it. Nothing will motivate him to take responsibility for his behavior until he experiences the consequences. There are benefits for veterans that are unavailable to others. Live-in programs. You cannot save him. He has to save himself. Did he see combat? It does not matter that it is not their fault. But it is their responsibility to help themselves get better and to manage their symptoms by seeking and accepting treatment. The only thing you can do is to draw a line in the sand about what you want for yourself and set limits with him. Believe me, this will help, not hurt him. Job Corps is a possibility. They will accept disabled youth to I believe 28 years old. It is a free program. They provide excellent trainings, housing, food and supervision. They also provide job finding help. I hope you keep posting and post a new thread so that you will get a variety of responses. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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