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<blockquote data-quote="louise2350" data-source="post: 753651" data-attributes="member: 24632"><p>Jaypee: I liked your response to Ckay. Lately, I've been feelnig those negative feelings buried deep within not only for my d.d. daughter but for my sister. My sister isn't well and has stopped her medications long ago. She imagines things that aren't so. She was hospitalized many years ago for her illness and told she had to be on medications for her entire life, but went off of them when her doctor retired. This sister never drank or took drugs - this all happened after she graduated from college. I know while she was in college, the few times I saw her, I could tell she wasn't in a right state of mind. Back then, people held things in and there wasn't that much help available as far as mental health went. I don't know how this sister managed to graduate from college but she did and then got very sick. She was hospitalized for three months and underwent serious therapy. It was very traumatic for me to see my sister like this. Anyway, getting back to the subject of not being responsible for another person's happiness - I always felt responsible after this sister was sick.I talked to her a few times over all of this and told her she had to get a doctor and get back on her medications, but she didn't. She was so much better when she was on her medication. It took me many years to know you can't force anything on someone if they don't want it. I just felt like venting a little - I've got to remember this - you are not responsible for an adult's life. But, when it's a family member you love, it's even more difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="louise2350, post: 753651, member: 24632"] Jaypee: I liked your response to Ckay. Lately, I've been feelnig those negative feelings buried deep within not only for my d.d. daughter but for my sister. My sister isn't well and has stopped her medications long ago. She imagines things that aren't so. She was hospitalized many years ago for her illness and told she had to be on medications for her entire life, but went off of them when her doctor retired. This sister never drank or took drugs - this all happened after she graduated from college. I know while she was in college, the few times I saw her, I could tell she wasn't in a right state of mind. Back then, people held things in and there wasn't that much help available as far as mental health went. I don't know how this sister managed to graduate from college but she did and then got very sick. She was hospitalized for three months and underwent serious therapy. It was very traumatic for me to see my sister like this. Anyway, getting back to the subject of not being responsible for another person's happiness - I always felt responsible after this sister was sick.I talked to her a few times over all of this and told her she had to get a doctor and get back on her medications, but she didn't. She was so much better when she was on her medication. It took me many years to know you can't force anything on someone if they don't want it. I just felt like venting a little - I've got to remember this - you are not responsible for an adult's life. But, when it's a family member you love, it's even more difficult. [/QUOTE]
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