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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 630002" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Oh boy WaveringFaith, what a story, I am so so sorry. I can hear the anguish and despair and fear in your words, and I think I would be feeling a lot of the same. I don't know what you can do, if anything. I guess if you wanted to call the police and report him to the authorities saying you think he may be suicidal, perhaps they might find him and take him to the hospital or the psychiatric clinic where he was before. However, once he is out, you will be faced with the same thing. </p><p></p><p>I can't think of any options for you,other then for you to seek as much help and support for YOU as you can. Have you contacted NAMI? They are the National Alliance on Mental Illness, they can be accessed online and have chapters in many places. They are a very good resource for parents, they offer courses that many here have found very helpful. Families anonymous is another avenue of support many here find solace in. Of course, there is also private therapy and parent support groups. I have found this landscape we are on to be so devastating for us parents that more often then not, we must have some kind of professional support to be able to get through it. Please find some kind of support for yourself, some place you can go to find comfort, understanding, empathy, tools, resources and compassion. Having all of that makes the impossible, possible. </p><p></p><p>My heart goes out to you, mental illness does so much harm to families, it hurts a lot. I am so sorry. I have a number of family members who suffer from various forms of mental illness, so I can empathize with your sorrow and fear, it is a terrible thing to stand on the sidelines witnessing someone implode and not be able to do anything to save them. I understand. </p><p></p><p>In addition to getting support, do kind and nurturing things for yourself. I have found acupuncture very helpful in stress reduction and helping to feel a sense of balance. Perhaps a massage? Dinner with a good girlfriend who knows how to listen without judging and offering advice? A movie? A long walk? Taking some kind of action is helpful to get our brains on a new track. Going to the gym and working out is also very helpful to change the trajectory of the fears we hold.</p><p></p><p>I think all of us here who read your post will be able to put ourselves in your shoes and offer you understanding, compassion and empathy. We're here for you WF. If you find it helpful, keep writing down your fears and worries, it helps to get it out and we're here to listen and hold you in our thoughts and our prayers. As we do, we will circle the wagons around you, we will hold you up, you're not alone, we're all here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 630002, member: 13542"] Oh boy WaveringFaith, what a story, I am so so sorry. I can hear the anguish and despair and fear in your words, and I think I would be feeling a lot of the same. I don't know what you can do, if anything. I guess if you wanted to call the police and report him to the authorities saying you think he may be suicidal, perhaps they might find him and take him to the hospital or the psychiatric clinic where he was before. However, once he is out, you will be faced with the same thing. I can't think of any options for you,other then for you to seek as much help and support for YOU as you can. Have you contacted NAMI? They are the National Alliance on Mental Illness, they can be accessed online and have chapters in many places. They are a very good resource for parents, they offer courses that many here have found very helpful. Families anonymous is another avenue of support many here find solace in. Of course, there is also private therapy and parent support groups. I have found this landscape we are on to be so devastating for us parents that more often then not, we must have some kind of professional support to be able to get through it. Please find some kind of support for yourself, some place you can go to find comfort, understanding, empathy, tools, resources and compassion. Having all of that makes the impossible, possible. My heart goes out to you, mental illness does so much harm to families, it hurts a lot. I am so sorry. I have a number of family members who suffer from various forms of mental illness, so I can empathize with your sorrow and fear, it is a terrible thing to stand on the sidelines witnessing someone implode and not be able to do anything to save them. I understand. In addition to getting support, do kind and nurturing things for yourself. I have found acupuncture very helpful in stress reduction and helping to feel a sense of balance. Perhaps a massage? Dinner with a good girlfriend who knows how to listen without judging and offering advice? A movie? A long walk? Taking some kind of action is helpful to get our brains on a new track. Going to the gym and working out is also very helpful to change the trajectory of the fears we hold. I think all of us here who read your post will be able to put ourselves in your shoes and offer you understanding, compassion and empathy. We're here for you WF. If you find it helpful, keep writing down your fears and worries, it helps to get it out and we're here to listen and hold you in our thoughts and our prayers. As we do, we will circle the wagons around you, we will hold you up, you're not alone, we're all here. [/QUOTE]
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