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Homeless son, 26, how do I cope with this?
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<blockquote data-quote="nlj" data-source="post: 619173" data-attributes="member: 17650"><p>Schizophrenia is something I have wondered about in the past with my son. His father had some odd mental health issues but was never diagnosed with anything. His father used to become obsessed with what he thought other people were thinking about him and cared more about people who didn't matter than he did about his own family, such as getting involved with all sorts of strange organisations and groups of people and spending time with them while spending zero time with his own children. He craved acceptance and wanted people to think he was a 'good bloke', so acted quite strangely at times as he tried to be seen as this great guy. His issues seem to be the exact opposite of my son's as my son doesn't care at all what anyone else thinks and seems to go out of his way to NOT fit in. My son despises his father and has refused to have any contact with him since he reached an age to have a choice at around 15. I have wondered if my son harbours a deep fear of 'turning into his father' and hence has chosen a path through life that's as far as possible from his father's obsessions and view of life. I will read some more about schizophrenia, and thank you for your input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlj, post: 619173, member: 17650"] Schizophrenia is something I have wondered about in the past with my son. His father had some odd mental health issues but was never diagnosed with anything. His father used to become obsessed with what he thought other people were thinking about him and cared more about people who didn't matter than he did about his own family, such as getting involved with all sorts of strange organisations and groups of people and spending time with them while spending zero time with his own children. He craved acceptance and wanted people to think he was a 'good bloke', so acted quite strangely at times as he tried to be seen as this great guy. His issues seem to be the exact opposite of my son's as my son doesn't care at all what anyone else thinks and seems to go out of his way to NOT fit in. My son despises his father and has refused to have any contact with him since he reached an age to have a choice at around 15. I have wondered if my son harbours a deep fear of 'turning into his father' and hence has chosen a path through life that's as far as possible from his father's obsessions and view of life. I will read some more about schizophrenia, and thank you for your input. [/QUOTE]
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