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<blockquote data-quote="Feeling Sad" data-source="post: 663554" data-attributes="member: 19245"><p>I have a question...I have been reading about not giving our adult difficult children money. It would serve to enable them or prolong their agony of dysfunction. </p><p></p><p>My son is paranoid schizophrenic and is not in control of his thoughts, or at best, possesses limited control. He has anosognosia, or lacks insight into his illness. Again, I tried for 9 years for him to get help. I am a special education teacher...so I know all the angles. Did it help? No!</p><p></p><p>He will not call me probably because of the restraining order. But, he has a small joint bank account with me. It is very slowly dwindling down...it is my ONLY way I will know what city or state my son runs to. Also, I will know that he is eating. </p><p></p><p>Yes, I want him to seek services, but with paranoid schizophrenia, it might be just for food or showers. I am, of course, hoping for more, but now it is probably for showers. He is afraid of people and his delusions and hallucinations make him believe that he is well and others are in a plot to harm him. No, I am not "awfulizing". I am just trying to view the world through his eyes.</p><p></p><p>I wanted to throw this out to you because your help in the past has been both very kind and informative. You have, unfortunately, lived it. </p><p></p><p>I was thinking, because he has paranoid schizophrenia, to always keep 50 dollars in the account. Now, that would make me feel better, but some might say that he needs to hit rock bottom to seek help. </p><p></p><p>But...will he have a 'bottom' being schizophrenic??? Would you go to someone for help that you thought was planning to murder you? I could envision him going on forever without seeing that he is mentally ill. (Okay. Now I AM awfulizing).</p><p></p><p>At least, now I know he is in town and eating. I am going crazy, but without that...I would go over the deep end (Still...awfulizing, I guess).</p><p></p><p>He never wanted to go on SSI because he thought that people would not hire him. Never mind the fact, that he has not worked, gone to college, or had friends in 9 years.</p><p></p><p>I was told by a CIT mobile worker that if he had stated that he was " going to live in his car and eat garbage behind McDonald's" he still would not qualify for an involuntary hold as being gravely disabled because he had a plan... He has no plan! His voices always told him to run and hide if a car came in front of our house. What are they telling him now?</p><p></p><p>Please...I need your expertise in this matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feeling Sad, post: 663554, member: 19245"] I have a question...I have been reading about not giving our adult difficult children money. It would serve to enable them or prolong their agony of dysfunction. My son is paranoid schizophrenic and is not in control of his thoughts, or at best, possesses limited control. He has anosognosia, or lacks insight into his illness. Again, I tried for 9 years for him to get help. I am a special education teacher...so I know all the angles. Did it help? No! He will not call me probably because of the restraining order. But, he has a small joint bank account with me. It is very slowly dwindling down...it is my ONLY way I will know what city or state my son runs to. Also, I will know that he is eating. Yes, I want him to seek services, but with paranoid schizophrenia, it might be just for food or showers. I am, of course, hoping for more, but now it is probably for showers. He is afraid of people and his delusions and hallucinations make him believe that he is well and others are in a plot to harm him. No, I am not "awfulizing". I am just trying to view the world through his eyes. I wanted to throw this out to you because your help in the past has been both very kind and informative. You have, unfortunately, lived it. I was thinking, because he has paranoid schizophrenia, to always keep 50 dollars in the account. Now, that would make me feel better, but some might say that he needs to hit rock bottom to seek help. But...will he have a 'bottom' being schizophrenic??? Would you go to someone for help that you thought was planning to murder you? I could envision him going on forever without seeing that he is mentally ill. (Okay. Now I AM awfulizing). At least, now I know he is in town and eating. I am going crazy, but without that...I would go over the deep end (Still...awfulizing, I guess). He never wanted to go on SSI because he thought that people would not hire him. Never mind the fact, that he has not worked, gone to college, or had friends in 9 years. I was told by a CIT mobile worker that if he had stated that he was " going to live in his car and eat garbage behind McDonald's" he still would not qualify for an involuntary hold as being gravely disabled because he had a plan... He has no plan! His voices always told him to run and hide if a car came in front of our house. What are they telling him now? Please...I need your expertise in this matter. [/QUOTE]
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