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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 634024" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If this adult child truly is out of touch with reality, which is the bane of schizophrenia, it isn't really a choice he's making not to get help. He may think he's being poisened by the doctors, for example. He may see and hear things that aren't there, which is why I wondered if he had any supports. He qualified for Disability so he has some problem that goes beyond just addiction, I'm thinking. And because of Americans demanding Civil Rights for people who are not in touch with reality, there is little we can do. It's really very sad. Even somebody who does not know reality from fantasy has rights to refuse treatment and the authorities treat them much like anyone else.</p><p></p><p>That's why I had to tell the poster to let go and hope that one day he understands he is so sick he needs his medication. Schizophrenia is more serious than a mood disorder. It is a thought disorder. Yet the patient still has to decide for himself to get help, even when he doesn't know he is sick. It's very sad. And it's usually hard to impossible to live with unmediated schizophrenia. John Nash of "A beautiful Mind" had schizophrenia and as brilliant as he was, unlike the movie, in his real life he was homeless in many continents for many years.The movie was entertaining, but not that close to reality. Just as an aside comment, the son he had with his wife now has schizophrenia. He has another son, that was born out of wedlock, that is normal. (Ok, back to the point of this thread)</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you are going through this, original poster. I wish the best for you and for your son to someday realize he NEEDS help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 634024, member: 1550"] If this adult child truly is out of touch with reality, which is the bane of schizophrenia, it isn't really a choice he's making not to get help. He may think he's being poisened by the doctors, for example. He may see and hear things that aren't there, which is why I wondered if he had any supports. He qualified for Disability so he has some problem that goes beyond just addiction, I'm thinking. And because of Americans demanding Civil Rights for people who are not in touch with reality, there is little we can do. It's really very sad. Even somebody who does not know reality from fantasy has rights to refuse treatment and the authorities treat them much like anyone else. That's why I had to tell the poster to let go and hope that one day he understands he is so sick he needs his medication. Schizophrenia is more serious than a mood disorder. It is a thought disorder. Yet the patient still has to decide for himself to get help, even when he doesn't know he is sick. It's very sad. And it's usually hard to impossible to live with unmediated schizophrenia. John Nash of "A beautiful Mind" had schizophrenia and as brilliant as he was, unlike the movie, in his real life he was homeless in many continents for many years.The movie was entertaining, but not that close to reality. Just as an aside comment, the son he had with his wife now has schizophrenia. He has another son, that was born out of wedlock, that is normal. (Ok, back to the point of this thread) I'm sorry you are going through this, original poster. I wish the best for you and for your son to someday realize he NEEDS help. [/QUOTE]
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