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Adult homeless son calling several times a day
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 690335" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Is your son psychotic some or most of the time? Does he think people are out to get him? Does he thinke medication is really poison? Is he aware how sick he is?</p><p></p><p>This sad situation is not your fault and not his fault either. If he has schizophrenia, unlike most mental illnesses he may not be able to remember how to take care of himself. Is he getting SSI?</p><p></p><p>I blame our government of the U.S. who threw all the mentally ill, even the psychotic, in the streets to homelessness. Often, like ypu, your son is too ill to live with safely and our sickest citizens have nowhere to get forced help, even if they are so sick that they believe that they are Elvis Presley. Sadly, jails/prisons have taken over for the psychiatric hospitals. And they do a poor job.</p><p></p><p>I feel so sad for him. AND I feel so sad for you. I have no answers but you have my wholehearted empathy. This is not just a case of failure to thrive. If he has schizophrenic he has a VERY serious mental disorder that most people still don't understand. He isn't like most of our difficult kids.</p><p></p><p>At the same rime, you need to keep yourself safe and sane and do not have to talk to him if he calls and you can't deal with it. It may perhaps help if you get into therapy yourself to learn how to cope with this difficult situation.</p><p></p><p>Hugs for a badly hurting heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 690335, member: 1550"] Is your son psychotic some or most of the time? Does he think people are out to get him? Does he thinke medication is really poison? Is he aware how sick he is? This sad situation is not your fault and not his fault either. If he has schizophrenia, unlike most mental illnesses he may not be able to remember how to take care of himself. Is he getting SSI? I blame our government of the U.S. who threw all the mentally ill, even the psychotic, in the streets to homelessness. Often, like ypu, your son is too ill to live with safely and our sickest citizens have nowhere to get forced help, even if they are so sick that they believe that they are Elvis Presley. Sadly, jails/prisons have taken over for the psychiatric hospitals. And they do a poor job. I feel so sad for him. AND I feel so sad for you. I have no answers but you have my wholehearted empathy. This is not just a case of failure to thrive. If he has schizophrenic he has a VERY serious mental disorder that most people still don't understand. He isn't like most of our difficult kids. At the same rime, you need to keep yourself safe and sane and do not have to talk to him if he calls and you can't deal with it. It may perhaps help if you get into therapy yourself to learn how to cope with this difficult situation. Hugs for a badly hurting heart. [/QUOTE]
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