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<blockquote data-quote="Brknheart" data-source="post: 736739" data-attributes="member: 23249"><p>My son was diagnosed with ADHD as a small child. He has always had problems socially and his behavior was always an issue but he was manageable. It wasn't until his father became an alcoholic and we divorced that my son changed for the worse. He began drinking a lot and using marijuana daily. He got a DUI recently and one of his friends drowned because of alcohol. I forced him to come live with me because his father is drinking himself to death and my son has no idea how to take care of himself. He was diagnosed with severe depression with psychotic features a year ago at a mental health facility. They pretty much kicked him on the street after one week. I can't force him to take medication so my hands are tied. After a few weeks of living with me I can't take anymore. He drinks and smokes pot and throws fits if he doesn't get his way. He goes crazy when he drinks and destroys anything in his path. He doesn't make any sense with most of the things he says. He hits himself and constantly talks about suicide. The outbursts are unbearable and stressful. I am so worried he will be homeless or end up in prison. He really believes I don't love him. It's my loving him that hurts so bad I can't hardly function. I really don't know what kind of mental illness he has because he hasn't been properly diagnosed. He has no one else to live with but his father and he is the one who has influenced him in so many bad ways. He has no money, car or a job. I'm not sure if he can even work. His ADHD is so bad he can't keep a wallet or a phone. He causes so much chaos and we never know what he is going to do. I know it's not his fault he has a mental illness, but I think the marijuana may have made him worse. If his father dies he will be homeless and my current husband is fed up and will not let him in our house anymore. Even though he is 22 he is a small boy and when I look at him I see my baby that I love so much. I don't want to let him go, but my health is suffering from the stress and my other son is begging for us to have a normal life. He loves his brother, but he can't deal with the craziness anymore. I can't let go. If anyone has suggestions please share. I am desperate to save my son. Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brknheart, post: 736739, member: 23249"] My son was diagnosed with ADHD as a small child. He has always had problems socially and his behavior was always an issue but he was manageable. It wasn't until his father became an alcoholic and we divorced that my son changed for the worse. He began drinking a lot and using marijuana daily. He got a DUI recently and one of his friends drowned because of alcohol. I forced him to come live with me because his father is drinking himself to death and my son has no idea how to take care of himself. He was diagnosed with severe depression with psychotic features a year ago at a mental health facility. They pretty much kicked him on the street after one week. I can't force him to take medication so my hands are tied. After a few weeks of living with me I can't take anymore. He drinks and smokes pot and throws fits if he doesn't get his way. He goes crazy when he drinks and destroys anything in his path. He doesn't make any sense with most of the things he says. He hits himself and constantly talks about suicide. The outbursts are unbearable and stressful. I am so worried he will be homeless or end up in prison. He really believes I don't love him. It's my loving him that hurts so bad I can't hardly function. I really don't know what kind of mental illness he has because he hasn't been properly diagnosed. He has no one else to live with but his father and he is the one who has influenced him in so many bad ways. He has no money, car or a job. I'm not sure if he can even work. His ADHD is so bad he can't keep a wallet or a phone. He causes so much chaos and we never know what he is going to do. I know it's not his fault he has a mental illness, but I think the marijuana may have made him worse. If his father dies he will be homeless and my current husband is fed up and will not let him in our house anymore. Even though he is 22 he is a small boy and when I look at him I see my baby that I love so much. I don't want to let him go, but my health is suffering from the stress and my other son is begging for us to have a normal life. He loves his brother, but he can't deal with the craziness anymore. I can't let go. If anyone has suggestions please share. I am desperate to save my son. Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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