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Daughter in jail, yet again.
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 764834" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I think this new post is from MandaC.</p><p></p><p>My situation has a lot of similarities. My son has been homeless for the most part since I kicked him out 12 years ago. He is 35 now. I don't know if he has Schizophrenia but he well could have. He is paranoid and he receives SSI. So much of what you describe about how you feel, I feel. Even though I have been on this board for 8 years. The heartache recedes but it never leaves.</p><p></p><p>I will just say something about the book reading. I think posting on this board is way more effective. The problem is that for a combination of reasons it has gotten very slow over the years. I found the most helpful thing, to be posting on other people's threads, but there are not so many anymore. But back to the books. I don't believe in the labels. either co-dependent or enabler. That's blaming the victim.</p><p></p><p>This is the hardest thing in the whole world, having a chronically mentally ill child. Deni gave you very good advice. It may be that the Mental Health crisis team in your community and/or the police will intervene. In my small city there is a rescue mission that will put people up in shared homes and subsidize their care if they are indigent and vulnerable. Technically these are sober living homes, but i have a patient who lives in one and she has no substance issues. I know that just vulnerable or mentally ill people can live there, too. My son lived there several times.</p><p></p><p>What I am trying to say is that there are other community resources besides you. She has to learn to avail herself of these. My son only thinks of me when he needs something. It causes me the deepest pain. Today before I came here, I felt like I wanted to die, the pain is so great. But I feel better writing to you.</p><p></p><p>I think you did the right thing to refuse to even think of paying her bail. She is better off in jail. If she is psychotic they will force her to take medication and then more than likely she will continue on her own, as long as she is incarcerated. I worked many years in prison and painfully, and sadly mentally ill people are often better off there. It pains me to write this, but it is so.</p><p></p><p>But right now the person to focus on is you. Please think about starting your own new thread. Deni will help you. Then the half a dozen of people who ar active now, on the boar will wrap their arms around you and help you survive this. Almost all of us who are here now now are in situations comparable to yours.. Welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 764834, member: 18958"] I think this new post is from MandaC. My situation has a lot of similarities. My son has been homeless for the most part since I kicked him out 12 years ago. He is 35 now. I don't know if he has Schizophrenia but he well could have. He is paranoid and he receives SSI. So much of what you describe about how you feel, I feel. Even though I have been on this board for 8 years. The heartache recedes but it never leaves. I will just say something about the book reading. I think posting on this board is way more effective. The problem is that for a combination of reasons it has gotten very slow over the years. I found the most helpful thing, to be posting on other people's threads, but there are not so many anymore. But back to the books. I don't believe in the labels. either co-dependent or enabler. That's blaming the victim. This is the hardest thing in the whole world, having a chronically mentally ill child. Deni gave you very good advice. It may be that the Mental Health crisis team in your community and/or the police will intervene. In my small city there is a rescue mission that will put people up in shared homes and subsidize their care if they are indigent and vulnerable. Technically these are sober living homes, but i have a patient who lives in one and she has no substance issues. I know that just vulnerable or mentally ill people can live there, too. My son lived there several times. What I am trying to say is that there are other community resources besides you. She has to learn to avail herself of these. My son only thinks of me when he needs something. It causes me the deepest pain. Today before I came here, I felt like I wanted to die, the pain is so great. But I feel better writing to you. I think you did the right thing to refuse to even think of paying her bail. She is better off in jail. If she is psychotic they will force her to take medication and then more than likely she will continue on her own, as long as she is incarcerated. I worked many years in prison and painfully, and sadly mentally ill people are often better off there. It pains me to write this, but it is so. But right now the person to focus on is you. Please think about starting your own new thread. Deni will help you. Then the half a dozen of people who ar active now, on the boar will wrap their arms around you and help you survive this. Almost all of us who are here now now are in situations comparable to yours.. Welcome. [/QUOTE]
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