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Adult son back in jail for the nth time
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<blockquote data-quote="pigless in VA" data-source="post: 679656" data-attributes="member: 11832"><p>Sister's Keeper, I wish I had known you when my husband went crazy. </p><p></p><p>Welcome, detaching mother. I'm so sorry your son is and has been struggling. I went down that road with my late husband. I understand how devastating it is. I felt as though I were watching an impending train wreck, waving my arms around trying to stop it from happening, but no one could see me. </p><p></p><p>I wish that my former in-laws had been as understanding and proactive as you are. There were many times when if they had chosen "detachment" my husband may have received the help he needed. Most of the time, father in law just blamed me. He kept trying to tell me to accept my husband's out of control behavior.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, I found what SWOT said to be true. Each hospital stay was far too brief to bring my husband back to his senses. The doctors treating him didn't talk to each other and refused to talk to me. </p><p></p><p>Detaching, it is a horrible ride. I will confess to you that I have a childhood friend with schizoaffective disorder. She was my lifeline when dealing with my husband. I couldn't have survived it without her. After my husband died, my friend went through a psychotic phase. I tried once to help her, but suffered from such bad PTSD that I couldn't face it. I had to end my lifelong friendship with her. I simply could not stay on the mental illness treadmill any longer. I love her, I admire her strength, I will be forever grateful for her help, but I simply could not take the stress she brought to my life. I had to sever the ties in order to maintain my own tenuous sanity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigless in VA, post: 679656, member: 11832"] Sister's Keeper, I wish I had known you when my husband went crazy. Welcome, detaching mother. I'm so sorry your son is and has been struggling. I went down that road with my late husband. I understand how devastating it is. I felt as though I were watching an impending train wreck, waving my arms around trying to stop it from happening, but no one could see me. I wish that my former in-laws had been as understanding and proactive as you are. There were many times when if they had chosen "detachment" my husband may have received the help he needed. Most of the time, father in law just blamed me. He kept trying to tell me to accept my husband's out of control behavior. Sadly, I found what SWOT said to be true. Each hospital stay was far too brief to bring my husband back to his senses. The doctors treating him didn't talk to each other and refused to talk to me. Detaching, it is a horrible ride. I will confess to you that I have a childhood friend with schizoaffective disorder. She was my lifeline when dealing with my husband. I couldn't have survived it without her. After my husband died, my friend went through a psychotic phase. I tried once to help her, but suffered from such bad PTSD that I couldn't face it. I had to end my lifelong friendship with her. I simply could not stay on the mental illness treadmill any longer. I love her, I admire her strength, I will be forever grateful for her help, but I simply could not take the stress she brought to my life. I had to sever the ties in order to maintain my own tenuous sanity. [/QUOTE]
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